diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 672d258af..ac1dd4669 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 2.5.2 () -
 
-- TD-64 sync conflict deleted all annotations of the task
-        (thanks to Markus Beppler, Konstantin Vorobyev).
+- TD-64   sync conflict deleted all annotations of the task
+          (thanks to Markus Beppler, Konstantin Vorobyev).
+- TW-1785 Purge command to remove deleted tasks
+          (thanks to Paul Beckingham)
 - Removed deprecated 'alias._query' setting.
 
 2.5.1 (2016-02-24) 8b4ae3b54b44dfbd00b96cdd6dceb8dfe7cc1ea0
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 01a955d27..ec110212d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ New Features in Taskwarrior 2.5.2
 
 New Commands in Taskwarrior 2.5.2
 
-  -
+  - The 'purge' command was introduced.
 
 New Configuration Options in Taskwarrior 2.5.2