diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index cb51941168c5dc4f41d58a41b4343937a7394632..03dcaaff547d687083424da5bf398d23083d88c4 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ This file contains the main features as well as overviews of specific
 bug fixes (and other actions) for each version of ScalFMM since
 version 1.1
 
+
+1.5
+-----
+-
+
 1.4
 -----
 - Add interpolation FMM based on uniform grid points