diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f017bfd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.1.0
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+What's new:
+-----------
+
+
+What changed:
+-------------
+
+- FIFOs can now be opened multiple times for writing.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-03/msg00047.html
+             https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2015-12/msg00311.html
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index e14fbb1e8..c87601e9d 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 <sect1 id="ov-new"><title>What's new and what changed in Cygwin</title>
 
+<sect2 id="ov-new3.1"><title>What's new and what changed in 3.1</title>
+
+<itemizedlist mark="bullet">
+
+<listitem><para>
+FIFOs can now be opened multiple times for writing.
+</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+
 <sect2 id="ov-new3.0"><title>What's new and what changed in 3.0</title>
 
 <itemizedlist mark="bullet">