diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9f81fafd9..fd1c21e29 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.2 (unreleased)
     * Care is taken to prevent compiler optimization from removing
       memory wiping code.
 
+    * New option --no-mangle-dos-filenames so that filenames are not
+      truncated in the W32 version.
+
+
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.3.1 (2002-11-12)
 ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index c0c7cd32c..850c7400f 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-12-05  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
+
+	* gpg.sgml: Document --no-mangle-dos-filenames.
+
 2002-12-01  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
 
 	* gpg.sgml: Point out that if the user absolutely must, it's
diff --git a/doc/gpg.sgml b/doc/gpg.sgml
index b34468afe..f653f8fc2 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/gpg.sgml
@@ -760,6 +760,19 @@ Create ASCII armored output.
 Write output to &ParmFile;.
 </para></listitem></varlistentry>
 
+<varlistentry>
+<term>--no-mangle-dos-filenames</term>
+<term>--mangle-dos-filenames</term>
+<listitem><para>
+The Windows version of GPG replaces the extension of an output
+filename to avoid problems with filenames containing more than one
+dot. This is not necessary for newer Windows version and such
+--no-mangle-dos-filenames can be used to switch this feature off and 
+have GPG append the new extension.   This otion has no effect on
+non-windows platforms.
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+
+
 
 <varlistentry>
 <term>-u, --local-user &ParmName;</term>