Backport r59688.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f4b98de..08181e6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
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+- Bug #1687: Fixed plistlib.py restricts <integer> to Python int when writing.
+
 - Issue #1182: many arithmetic bugs in the decimal module have been
   fixed, and the decimal module has been updated to comply with the
   latest IBM Decimal Arithmetic specification (version 1.66) and