diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 85db4b4dd..4cfa6cf07 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 Other changes:
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+* <move> attempts to rename the directory, if everything inside it is
+  included, before performing file-by-file moves.  This attempt will
+  be done only if filtering is off and if mappers are not used.  This
+  is a performance improvement and there is no change otherwise in
+  the funtionality of this task.
+
 * Exec task has extra attribute "resultproperty" to get the return code
   into a property.