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diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
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--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
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@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ Options
subsequent calls to ctest with the --rerun-failed option will run
the set of tests that most recently failed (if any).
+``--repeat-until-fail <n>``
+ Require each test to run ``<n>`` times without failing in order to pass.
+
+ This is useful in finding sporadic failures in test cases.
+
``--max-width <width>``
Set the max width for a test name to output
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/ctest-repeat-until-fail.rst b/Help/release/dev/ctest-repeat-until-fail.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ctest-repeat-until-fail
+-----------------------
+
+* The :manual:`ctest(1)` tool learned a new ``--repeat-until-fail <n>``
+ option to help find sporadic test failures.