diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a896fe0..7934602 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 -   Add option -R to disable specific SSL/TLS protocol versions (issue #30).
 -   Replaced WANT_SSLV2_CLIENT and WANT_SSLV2_SERVER build knobs with a single
     WITH_SSLV2 build knob.
+-   Fix startup memory leaks in key/cert loader (pull req #56 by @wjjensen).
 -   Minor bugfixes and improvements.
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c047d41..7212d6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ chronological order of first contribution:
 -   Daniel Roethlisberger (@droe), main author
 -   Steve Wills (@swills)
 -   Landon Fuller (@landonf)
+-   Wayne Jensen (@wjjensen)