diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 4e8d7c940ad2518d2e9db39ba6da021cdbb84581..ff36c800a4a84fcf9d0ecbdafe59fc5e1e151303 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 <libvirt>
   <release version="v3.9.0" date="unreleased">
     <section title="New features">
+      <change>
+        <summary>
+          Add capability to allow hot (un)plug of a domain watchdog device
+        </summary>
+      </change>
     </section>
     <section title="Improvements">
     </section>