diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index cf7a321..634f661 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
 
 - httplib now handles ipv6 address/port pairs.
 
+- SF bug #1017864: ConfigParser now correctly handles default keys,
+  processing them with ``ConfigParser.optionxform`` when supplied,
+  consistent with the handling of config file entries and runtime-set
+  options.
+
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