diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index f52c04012b2..1d5634890a4 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ The HIST argument of 'read-from-minibuffer' now works correctly with
 buffer-local variables.  This means that different buffers can have
 their own separated input history list if desired.
 
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 ** 'backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch' applies to file gid, too.
 In addition to checking the file owner uid, Emacs also checks that the
 group gid is not greater than 'backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch';