diff --git a/htools/NEWS b/htools/OLD-NEWS
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rename from htools/NEWS
rename to htools/OLD-NEWS
index a0d3ad1f528ca11190492176bec679860f076f6c..0bbe55f33084c2492bf048555882fd62e7eb81e6 100644
--- a/htools/NEWS
+++ b/htools/OLD-NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Ganeti-htools release notes
 ===========================
 
 
+**Note**: After version 0.3.1, the htools sources have been integrated
+into the ganeti core repository, and released together with the ganeti
+releases. Thus this NEWS file is obsolete.
+
 Version 0.3.1 (Fri, 11 Mar 2011)
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