diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eed554f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+aptly (1.3.0+ds1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * The database created by aptly <= 1.3.0-6 is not compatible
+    with greater versions. Users must create a new database.
+    The `aptly db recover` will not fix the issue.
+
+ -- Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org>  Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:20:53 -0400
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 62d65f22..8b8aa83c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+aptly (1.3.0+ds1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add NEWS to warn about database compatibility.
+
+ -- Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org>  Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:22:38 -0400
+
 aptly (1.3.0+ds1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Ondřej Nový ]