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diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index 0cd2e7b..6e4b8f1 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in version 2.10:
+
+* Added SORT to the linker script language to permit sorting sections by file
+  name or section name.
+
+* The -e option now accepts a number as well as a symbol name.
+
+* Added garbage collection of unused sections, enabled by --gc-sections. 
+  It does require a bit of backend support; currently implemented are
+  ppc-elf, mips-elf, and mn10300-elf.  Others will ignore the option.
+
+Changes in version 2.9:
+
+* Added SQUAD to the linker script language.
+
+* New option --no-warn-mismatch.
+
+* The MEMORY command now parses the attributes to determine where sections that
+  are not placed in a specific memory region are placed.
+
 Changes in version 2.8:
 
 * Linker scripts may now contain shell wildcard characters for file and section
   names.
 
+* The linker now supports symbol versions in ELF.
+
 * The NOCROSSREFS command was added to the linker script language.
 
 * The LOADADDR expression was added to the linker script language.
@@ -16,6 +38,8 @@ Changes in version 2.8:
 * New option --warn-section-align to warn when the address of an output section
   changes due to alignment of an input section.
 
+* New options --filter/-F and --auxiliary/-f.
+
 Changes in version 2.7:
 
 * New option --cref to print out a cross reference table.