diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 349cc7f..e10f33d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #9617: Signals received during a low-level write operation aren't
+  ignored by the buffered IO layer anymore.
+
 - Issue #2521: Use weakrefs on for caching in the abc module, so that classes
   are not held onto after they are deleted elsewhere.