diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #10252: Close file objects in a timely manner in distutils code and
+  tests.  Patch by Brian Brazil, completed by Éric Araujo.
+
 - Issue #10180: Pickling file objects is now explicitly forbidden, since
   unpickling them produced nonsensical results.