diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 799fd9ac..d4f4ea4e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Command-Line Interface
 
   The old format is still available with `--format=sup`.
 
+`notmuch new` has a --quiet option
+
+  This option suppresses the progress and summary reports.
+
 Emacs Interface
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b205c8fb..057e6138 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ notmuch (0.18-1) unstable; urgency=medium
     thanks to Antoine Beaupré (Closes: #737496).
   * Bug fix: "notmuch(1) manpage: typo: int -> in", thanks to Jakub
     Wilk (Closes: #739556).
+  * Bug fix: "get a quiet option", thanks to Joerg Jaspert (Closes:
+    #666027).
 
- -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:35:46 -0400
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:43:03 -0400
 
 notmuch (0.17-5) unstable; urgency=medium