diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 6d2d0dd4d..279e37f39 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ Changes that could break older environments:
   represents a directory.  Support for nested filesets is provided
   instead.
 
+* Some loopholes in the immutability rule have been closed. It is no longer
+  possible to overwrite a property using tasks like <available> or <condition>.  
+
 Fixed bugs:
 -----------
+* Fixed bug with 4NT shell support
+
 * Fixed bug where ant would not perform ftp without remotedir being
   specified even though this was not mandatory.
 
@@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 Other changes:
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+* Exec task has extra attribute "resultproperty" to get the return code
+  into a property.
+  
+* Exec task prints a message when a timed out process is killed.  
+  
 * Added optional attributes - name, arch and version to <os>
 
 * Unjar, Untar, Unwar and Unzip now support patternsets to