diff --git a/docs/about/whats_new.rst b/docs/about/whats_new.rst
index 57aaf83e2..d9ab90286 100644
--- a/docs/about/whats_new.rst
+++ b/docs/about/whats_new.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ v1.9.next
   the requested CRS is available (:pull:`1662`)
 * Fix broken alembic migration (:pull:`1667`)
 * Fix broken documentation build (:pull:`1668`)
+* Move package metadata from `setup.py` to `pyproject.toml` (:pull:`1670`)
 
 v1.9.0-rc11 (28th October 2024)
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