diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 15e9f9697..f6ab3cfe3 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 * <style>'s style attribute no handles absolute paths correctly.
 
+* <delete includeemptydirs="true"> now deletes more than just the leaf
+  directories.
+
 Changes from Ant 1.2 to Ant 1.3
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