diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
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--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 Other changes:
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+* Added optional attributes - name, arch and version to <os>
+
 * Unjar, Untar, Unwar and Unzip now support patternsets to 
   select files from an archive for extraction.  Filesets may be 
   used to select archived files for unarchival.