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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index f621c856cd..c34d43492a 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ pop(), push(), shift(), splice(), unshift().
=item *
+C<pack() / unpack()> now can group template letters with C<()> and then
+apply repetition/count modifiers on the groups.
+
+=item *
+
+C<pack() / unpack()> can now process the Perl internal numeric types:
+IVs, UVs, NVs-- and also long doubles, if supported by the platform.
+
+=item *
+
C<pack('U0a*', ...)> can now be used to force a string to UTF8.
=item *