diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b856b3e91..3d3772316 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ strongswan-4.1.9
 
 - Fixes and improvements to multithreading code.
 
+- IKEv2 plugins have been renamed to libcharon-* to avoid naming conflicts.
+  Make sure to remove the old plugins in $libexecdir/ipsec, otherwise they get 
+  loaded twice.
 
 strongswan-4.1.8
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