diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 19db4ba65f0..57599f94483 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ maximum buffer size.  See etc/MACHINES for instructions.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.1
 
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 ** The new global minor mode `auto-image-file-mode' allows image files
 to be visited as images.