diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9bd658884..915f54038 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-02-21  Clint Adams  <clint@zsh.org>
 
+	* 16689: Etc/.distfiles, Etc/TODO: list some things to do.
+
 	* 16688: Doc/Zsh/params.yo: clarify the pseudo-randomness of
 	RANDOM.
 
diff --git a/Etc/.distfiles b/Etc/.distfiles
index 608eb35e3..a91b85520 100644
--- a/Etc/.distfiles
+++ b/Etc/.distfiles
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DISTFILES_SRC='
     .cvsignore .distfiles Makefile.in
-    BUGS CONTRIBUTORS FAQ FAQ.yo FEATURES MACHINES NEWS STD-TODO
+    BUGS CONTRIBUTORS FAQ FAQ.yo FEATURES MACHINES NEWS STD-TODO TODO
     FTP-README pubring.pgp
     completion-style-guide zsh-development-guide
 '
diff --git a/Etc/TODO b/Etc/TODO
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24ff3baf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Etc/TODO
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This file describes features to be implemented in the future.
+
+* support for multibyte characters, including UTF-8
+
+* programmable spell-correction