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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7019f4a..15f7f10 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Core and builtins
 Library
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+- Bug #1725737: In distutil's sdist, exclude RCS, CVS etc. also in the
+  root directory, and also exclude .hg, .git, .bzr, and _darcs.
+
 - Issue #1872: The struct module typecode for _Bool has been changed
   from 't' to '?'.