diff --git a/ruyi/cli/__init__.py b/ruyi/cli/__init__.py
index 3848347..7670312 100644
--- a/ruyi/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/ruyi/cli/__init__.py
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ def init_argparse() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         action="store_true",
         help="Do not print out the actions being performed",
     )
+    self_clean.add_argument(
+        "--all",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Remove all covered data",
+    )
     self_clean.add_argument(
         "--distfiles",
         action="store_true",
@@ -327,6 +332,11 @@ def init_argparse() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         action="store_true",
         help="Remove all installed packages if any",
     )
+    self_clean.add_argument(
+        "--news-read-status",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Mark all news items as unread",
+    )
     self_clean.add_argument(
         "--progcache",
         action="store_true",
diff --git a/ruyi/cli/self_cli.py b/ruyi/cli/self_cli.py
index 732e29d..ab30c93 100644
--- a/ruyi/cli/self_cli.py
+++ b/ruyi/cli/self_cli.py
@@ -23,13 +23,23 @@
 
 def cli_self_clean(cfg: config.GlobalConfig, args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     quiet: bool = args.quiet
+    all: bool = args.all
     distfiles: bool = args.distfiles
     installed_pkgs: bool = args.installed_pkgs
+    news_read_status: bool = args.news_read_status
     progcache: bool = args.progcache
     repo: bool = args.repo
     telemetry: bool = args.telemetry
 
-    if not any([distfiles, installed_pkgs, progcache, repo, telemetry]):
+    if all:
+        distfiles = True
+        installed_pkgs = True
+        news_read_status = True
+        progcache = True
+        repo = True
+        telemetry = True
+
+    if not any([distfiles, installed_pkgs, news_read_status, progcache, repo, telemetry]):
         log.F("no data specified for cleaning")
         log.I(
             "please check [yellow]ruyi self clean --help[/] for a list of cleanable data"
@@ -41,6 +51,7 @@ def cli_self_clean(cfg: config.GlobalConfig, args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         quiet=quiet,
         distfiles=distfiles,
         installed_pkgs=installed_pkgs,
+        news_read_status=news_read_status,
         progcache=progcache,
         repo=repo,
         telemetry=telemetry,
@@ -75,10 +86,6 @@ def cli_self_uninstall(cfg: config.GlobalConfig, args: argparse.Namespace) -> in
     else:
         log.I("uninstallation consent given over CLI, proceeding")
 
-    if tm := cfg.telemetry:
-        # do not record any telemetry data if we're purging all data with us
-        tm.discard_events(purge)
-
     _do_reset(
         cfg,
         quiet=False,
@@ -99,6 +106,7 @@ def _do_reset(
     *,
     installed_pkgs: bool = False,
     all_state: bool = False,
+    news_read_status: bool = False,  # ignored if all_state=True
     telemetry: bool = False,  # ignored if all_state=True
     all_cache: bool = False,
     distfiles: bool = False,  # ignored if all_cache=True
@@ -119,7 +127,15 @@ def status(s: str) -> None:
         status("removing state data")
         shutil.rmtree(cfg.state_root, True)
     else:
+        if news_read_status:
+            status("removing read status of news items")
+            cfg.news_read_status.remove()
+
         if telemetry:
+            if tm := cfg.telemetry:
+                # do not record any telemetry data if we're purging it
+                tm.discard_events(True)
+
             status("removing all telemetry data")
             shutil.rmtree(cfg.telemetry_root, True)
 
diff --git a/ruyi/config/news.py b/ruyi/config/news.py
index 0ef9d38..e00d805 100644
--- a/ruyi/config/news.py
+++ b/ruyi/config/news.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import os
+
+
 class NewsReadStatusStore:
     def __init__(self, path: str) -> None:
         self._path = path
@@ -27,3 +30,6 @@ def save(self) -> None:
         content = "".join(f"{id}\n" for id in self._status)
         with open(self._path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
             fp.write(content)
+
+    def remove(self) -> None:
+        os.unlink(self._path)