diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+2016-12-28 Albert Chu <chu11@llnl.gov>
+
+	* Globally support IPv6 address support in all tools as options,
+	parameters, or inputs.  Globally support [ADDRESS]:PORT format for
+	IPv6 address + ports.  Support additional strings indicating
+	"localhost", such as "ipv6-localhost".
+
 2016-12-06 LaMont Jones <lamont@mmjgroup.com>
 
 	* ipmipower/: Initial pass at IPv6 support.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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 FreeIPMI 1.6.1 - 03/01/14
 -------------------------
+o Add IPv6 hostname support to FreeIPMI, all of FreeIPMI can now take
+  IPv6 addresses as inputs to "host" parameters, options, or inputs.
 o Add --no-session option in ipmi-raw.
 o Add SDR cache options to ipmi-config.
 o Legacy -f short option for --flush-cache and -Q short option for