diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7b40f58c3..a1beb19ec 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Features
  + #934 support for 'reserved.lines' to accomodate multi-line
    shell prompts when used in conjunction with 'limit:page' (thanks to Robert
    Gill).
+ + #1226 A new French translation has begun, and will continue to be a work in
+   progress for a while (thanks to YBSA R).
  + #1227 A new 'verify_l10n' utility ensures the localizations are in sync (thanks to
    Wim Schuermann).
  + #1250 Support out-of-tree test runs (thanks to Jakub Wilk).
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cd55cbca6..3eb4f806b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ New Features in taskwarrior 2.3.0
   - New shell (tasksh) with Readline support replaces old 'task shell' command.
   - The 'dateformat' settings now default to the ISO-8601 standard of 'Y-M-D'.
   - Italian translation.
+  - French translation has begun.
   - UDA fields now allow default values.
   - Now requires libuuid.
   - New '_get' DOM accessor helper command.