diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6d03e9694..57892d6df 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 2.6.0 () -
 
-- 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.
 
 ------ current release ---------------------------
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index df4002e1c..91debe2dc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ New Features in Taskwarrior 2.6.0
 
 New Commands in Taskwarrior 2.6.0
 
-  - 
+  - The 'purge' command was introduced.
 
 New Configuration Options in Taskwarrior 2.6.0