diff --git a/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp b/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
index 843692d01..403aaa06f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdNews.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,24 @@ void CmdNews::version2_6_0 (std::vector<NewsItem>& items) {
     ""
   );
   items.push_back(multi_holidays);
+
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  // - Unicode 12
+
+  NewsItem unicode_12 (
+    false,
+    "Extended Unicode support (Unicode 12)",
+    "",
+    "",
+    "  The support for Unicode character set was improved to support Unicode 12.\n"
+    "  This means better support for various language-specific characters - and emojis!",
+    "",
+    "  Extended unicode support for language specific characters helps non-English users.\n"
+    "  While most users don't enter emojis as task metadata, automated task creation tools,\n"
+    "  such as bugwarrior, might create tasks with exotic Unicode data.",
+    "  You can try it out - 'task add Prepare for an 👽 invasion!'"
+  );
+  items.push_back(unicode_12);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////