diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 5cdf506c..ad1c44d8 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ blocking bugs
   they have varargs instead for options? or a version which goes view
   new_from_string and does allow options?
 
+  oop has this been fixed?
+
+  vips_image_build() now calls vips_foreign_load_options()
+
+  test
+
+  is this the best solution?
+
+  could we make a vips_image_new_from_file() which allowed varargs options?
+
 - clicking on bad pngs in the file browser will lock nip2
 
   they don't seem to bother "header" though, strange