diff --git a/config/task/taskrc b/config/task/taskrc
index bf12e69..34e6add 100644
--- a/config/task/taskrc
+++ b/config/task/taskrc
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 data.location=$XDG_DATA_HOME/task
 hooks.location=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/task/hooks
 
+news.version=2.6.0
+
 # Report specifically for displaying my in-progress task in the shell prompt, as a quick reminder
 report.progress.description=Tasks currently in progress
 report.progress.columns=id,description.truncated