diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 62323f413a2..c5ad0f55fda 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ details, see the EasyPG Assistant User's Manual.
 ** json.el is a library for parsing and generating JSON
 (JavaScript Object Notation), a lightweight data-interchange format.
 
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 ** linum.el is a new minor mode to display line numbers for the
 current buffer.