diff --git a/news/version_3.1-rc1.mdwn b/news/version_3.1-rc1.mdwn
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@@ -3,4 +3,50 @@ The first release candidate version of the upcoming 3.1 version is out, noted
 
 Don't hesitate to report bugs and ask or write enhancements on [awesome BTS](/bugs/).
 
+Changelog:
+
+ * awesome-client is now a true REPL: so it now returns things like errors;
+ * mouse events now support button release;
+ * awful has been splited in several modules;
+ * the window stacking has been reworked and handled special windows (dock,
+   desktop) much better;
+ * window type is now exported and correctly handled;
+ * any window can go fullscreen;
+ * widget can get an event when the mouse enters in it;
+ * placement (smart, under_mouse, etc) has been move into awful;
+ * statusbars and titlebars has been merged in a common type: wibox;
+ * wibox can be floating (i.e. you can now write your own conky-like with
+ * wiboxes);
+ * _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL is now supported so panel and dock automagically puts
+   padding around the screen;
+ * sticky windows are handled like sticky windows and are not tagged anymore;
+ * windows that get reparented are now unmanaged (that fixes view of PDF etc in
+   your browser);
+ * a new image type has been introduced so you can manipulate image directly in
+ * awesome and use them;
+ * a new imagebox widget has been (re)introduced to use image objects;
+ * a real minimize/iconify state is now available;
+ * awesome gets a --check to check Lua syntax file; restart is now also checked
+   for syntax file by default.
+ * Text can now be spread across multiple lines, using pango ability to wrap
+ * text;
+ * New full screen layout;
+ * awful.clients.swap.bydirection function;
+ * Images get crop_and_scale() method;
+ * New module: invaders, a space invader game;
+ * New module: naughty, notification module (like GNOME's notification-daemon);
+ * More hooks: "clients" for client list changes, "tags" for tag list changes
+   and "tagged" for client's tag list changes;
+ * Wiboxes's widgets can now be composed of arrays of arrays, specifying a
+   DAG structure, unless
+   of a simple array. A reference is kept to it so it can be retrieved later.
+   Any array can be modified with awesome being notified using a proxy table
+   system.
+   Taglist and tasklist widgets are gone from core and are now written in Lua,
+   using the above system.
+ * awful prompt support underline;
+ * textbox can specify ellipsize and wrap mode;
+ * Zaphod mode is working again;
+ * imagebox supports vertical alignmen.
+
 Have fun and be awesome!