diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e4ae2fabb..8c3acc690 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
    specifying the database dump "format" option when the database is named "all".
  * #602: Fix logs that interfere with JSON output by making warnings go to stderr instead of stdout.
  * #622: Fix traceback when include merging on ARM64.
+ * #629: Skip warning about excluded special files when no special files have been excluded.
 
 1.7.5
  * #311: Override PostgreSQL dump/restore commands via configuration options.