diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index 33a4a211d9b..ca8e781cfd4 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 📢 Announcements
 ================
 
-#. N/A
+#. `lbdreyer`_ relicensed Iris from LGPL-3 to BSD-3. (:pull: `5577`)
 
 
 ✨ Features
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 #. `@bjlittle`_ corrected various comment spelling mistakes detected by
    `codespell`_. (:pull:`5546`)
 
+#. `@lbdreyer`_ 
+
 
 .. comment
     Whatsnew author names (@github name) in alphabetical order. Note that,