diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index a0e5d72c8ee..7c19ad9f87a 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ module.
 ** Package
 
 *** The format of `archive-contents' files, generated by package
-repositories, has changed to allow a new (fifth) element, containing
-an associative list with extra properties.
+repositories, has changed to allow a new (fifth) element in the data
+vectors, containing an associative list with extra properties.
 
 *** `describe-package' buffer uses the `:url' extra property to
 display a `Homepage' header, if it's present.