diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 Library
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+- Issue #1276768: The verbose option was not used in the code of
+  distutils.file_util and distutils.dir_util.
+
 - Issue #5132: Fixed trouble building extensions under Solaris with 
   --enabled-shared activated. Initial patch by Dave Peterson.