diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 52518e29c0..34cbc09360 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 	GDB 7.4 branch created (branch timestamp: 2011-12-13 13:00 UTC)
 	* version.in: Bump version to 7.4.50.20111213-cvs.
 
+2011-12-13  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
+
+	* NEWS: Create a new section for the next release branch.
+	Rename the section of the current branch, now that it has
+	been cut.
+
 2011-12-11  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* ada-lang.c (ada_exception_support_info_sniffer): Improve
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 42782cea5a..9a454710de 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB 7.3.1
 
+*** Changes in GDB 7.4
+
 * GDB now handles ambiguous linespecs more consistently; the existing
   FILE:LINE support has been expanded to other types of linespecs.  A
   breakpoint will now be set on all matching locations in all