diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66119d2..a946ee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ A list of pacnew files that are silently ignored during parsing, any other pacne
 Custom pacman hooks and packages output matching is configurable via `/etc/pacroller/known_output_override.py`.
 ### check systemd status
 The "systemd-check" option allows pacroller to check fo degraded systemd services before an upgrade.
+### check news from archinux.org
+Automatically checks news before upgrade, unless "news-check" is set to false.
 ### clear package cache
 Pacroller wipes /var/cache/pacman/pkg after a successful upgrade if the option "clear_pkg_cache" is set.
 ### save pacman output
@@ -52,4 +54,3 @@ Configure `/etc/pacroller/smtp.json` to receive an email notification when an up
 - Your favourite package may not be supported, however it's easy to add another set of rules.
 - Restarting the whole system after a kernel upgrade is not implemented.
 - Human interaction is required occasionally.
-- Does not check news from archlinux.org
diff --git a/src/pacroller/config.json b/src/pacroller/config.json
index beb1db9..0ac1178 100644
--- a/src/pacroller/config.json
+++ b/src/pacroller/config.json
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
         "-l"
     ],
     "systemd-check": true,
+    "news-check": true,
     "clear_pkg_cache": false
 }
diff --git a/src/pacroller/config.py b/src/pacroller/config.py
index 1f3290c..637856f 100644
--- a/src/pacroller/config.py
+++ b/src/pacroller/config.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONFIG_FILE_SMTP = 'smtp.json'
 F_KNOWN_OUTPUT_OVERRIDE = 'known_output_override.py'
 LIB_DIR = Path('/var/lib/pacroller')
 DB_FILE = 'db'
+NEWS_FILE = 'news'
 LOG_DIR = Path('/var/log/pacroller')
 PACMAN_CONFIG = '/etc/pacman.conf'
 PACMAN_LOG = '/var/log/pacman.log'
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ for i in NEEDRESTART_CMD:
     assert isinstance(i, str)
 
 SYSTEMD = bool(_config.get('systemd-check', True))
+NEWS = bool(_config.get('news-check', True))
 PACMAN_SCC = bool(_config.get('clear_pkg_cache', False))
 
 SMTP_ENABLED = bool(_smtp_config.get('enabled', False))
diff --git a/src/pacroller/main.py b/src/pacroller/main.py
index 4e51daf..41af782 100644
--- a/src/pacroller/main.py
+++ b/src/pacroller/main.py
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List, Iterator
 from pacroller.utils import execute_with_io, UnknownQuestionError, back_readline, ask_interactive_question
 from pacroller.checker import log_checker, sync_err_is_net, upgrade_err_is_net, checkReport
-from pacroller.config import (CONFIG_DIR, CONFIG_FILE, LIB_DIR, DB_FILE, PACMAN_LOG, PACMAN_CONFIG,
-                              TIMEOUT, UPGRADE_TIMEOUT, NETWORK_RETRY, CUSTOM_SYNC, SYNC_SH,
-                              EXTRA_SAFE, SHELL, HOLD, NEEDRESTART, NEEDRESTART_CMD, SYSTEMD,
-                              PACMAN_PKG_DIR, PACMAN_SCC, PACMAN_DB_LCK, SAVE_STDOUT, LOG_DIR)
+from pacroller.config import (CONFIG_DIR, CONFIG_FILE, LIB_DIR, DB_FILE, NEWS_FILE, PACMAN_LOG,
+                              PACMAN_CONFIG, TIMEOUT, UPGRADE_TIMEOUT, NETWORK_RETRY, CUSTOM_SYNC,
+                              SYNC_SH, EXTRA_SAFE, SHELL, HOLD, NEEDRESTART, NEEDRESTART_CMD, SYSTEMD,
+                              NEWS, PACMAN_PKG_DIR, PACMAN_SCC, PACMAN_DB_LCK, SAVE_STDOUT, LOG_DIR)
 from pacroller.mailer import MailSender
+from pacroller.news import get_news
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ class CheckFailed(Exception):
     pass
 class NeedrestartFailed(Exception):
     pass
+class NewsUnread(Exception):
+    pass
 
 def sync() -> None:
     logger.info('sync start')
@@ -318,6 +321,21 @@ def main() -> None:
                 logger.error(_err)
                 send_mail(_err)
                 exit(11)
+        if NEWS:
+            _newsf = LIB_DIR / NEWS_FILE
+            try:
+                _old_news = _newsf.read_text() if _newsf.exists() else ''
+                if (_news := get_news(_old_news)):
+                    _newsf.write_text(_news[0])
+                    _err = NewsUnread(_news)
+                    write_db(None, _err)
+                    for _n in _news:
+                        logger.warn(f"news: {_n}")
+                    send_mail(_err)
+                    exit(11)
+            except Exception:
+                send_mail(f"Checking news:\n{traceback.format_exc()}")
+                raise
         if Path(PACMAN_DB_LCK).exists():
             _err = f'Database is locked at {PACMAN_DB_LCK}'
             logger.error(_err)
diff --git a/src/pacroller/arch-news-feed.py b/src/pacroller/news.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/pacroller/arch-news-feed.py
rename to src/pacroller/news.py