#2136: allow single quotes in realm spec.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5ffd2e3..69b3c29 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
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+- Issue #2136: urllib2's auth handler now allows single-quoted realms in the
+  WWW-Authenticate header.
+
 - Issue #2434: Enhanced platform.win32_ver() to also work on Python
   installation which do not have the win32all package installed.