1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1c491d0a..a9ee5c02 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ GNU grep NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
 
+** Bug fixes
+
+  Searching with grep -Fw for an empty string would not match an
+  empty line. [bug present since "the beginning"]
+
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.6.3 (2010-04-02) [stable]