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@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Core and builtins
 Library
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+- Bug #1513223: .close() of a _socketobj now releases the underlying
+  socket again, which then gets closed as it becomes unreferenced.
+
 - The '_ctypes' extension module now works when Python is configured
   with the --without-threads option.