2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index e67b754..f3ac4ce 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Dick Bulterman
 Bill Bumgarner
 Tommy Burnette
 Roger Burnham
+Jimmy Burgett
 Alastair Burt
 Tarn Weisner Burton
 Lee Busby
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 21f5403..2a16fcc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Extension modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- bug #679953: zipfile.py should now work for files over 2 GB.  The packed data
+  for file sizes (compressed and uncompressed) was being stored as signed
+  instead of unsigned.
+
 - decimal.py now only uses signals in the spec.  The other conditions are
   no longer part of the public API.