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@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- The `pause` and `unpause` commands were added to the CLI. See README for the CLI for details.
+
 ## [0.9.1] - 2020-05-29
 
 ### Added
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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ A system can consist of multiple worker servers and brokers, giving way to high
 - De-duplication of tasks using [unique option](https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/wiki/Unique-Tasks)
 - Allow [timeout and deadline per task](https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/wiki/Task-Timeout-and-Cancelation)
 - [Flexible handler interface with support for middlewares](https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/wiki/Handler-Deep-Dive)
+- [Ability to pause queue](/tools/asynq/README.md#pause) to stop processing tasks from the queue
 - [Support Redis Sentinels](https://github.com/hibiken/asynq/wiki/Automatic-Failover) for HA
 - [CLI](#command-line-tool) to inspect and remote-control queues and tasks
 
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Asynq CLI is a command line tool to monitor the tasks managed by `asynq` package
   - [Delete](#delete)
   - [Kill](#kill)
   - [Cancel](#cancel)
+  - [Pause](#pause)
 - [Config File](#config-file)
 
 ## Installation
@@ -144,6 +145,17 @@ Example:
 
     asynq cancel bnogo8gt6toe23vhef0g
 
+### Pause
+
+Command `pause` pauses the spcified queue. Tasks in paused queues are not processed by servers.
+To resume processing from the queue, use `unpause` command.
+To see which queues are currently paused, use `stats` command.
+
+Example:
+
+    asynq pause email
+    asynq unpause email
+
 ## Config File
 
 You can use a config file to set default values for the flags.