diff --git a/AUTHORS.txt b/AUTHORS.txt
index 8d0e1bf56..9e4bf3f7a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.txt
+++ b/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Masklinn
 Marc Abramowitz
 Marcus Smith
 Matt Maker
+Nick Stenning
 Nowell Strite
 Oliver Tonnhofer
 Olivier Girardot
diff --git a/docs/news.txt b/docs/news.txt
index 4eecc4b61..c426dfc96 100644
--- a/docs/news.txt
+++ b/docs/news.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Beta and final releases planned for the second half of 2012.
 develop (unreleased)
 -------------------
 
+* Added support for specifying extras with local editables. Thanks Nick
+  Stenning.
+
 * Added ``--egg`` flag to request egg-style rather than flat installation. Refs
   issue #3. Thanks Kamal Bin Mustafa.