diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 Extension modules
 -----------------
 
+- Tkinter wrappers around Tcl variables now pass objects directly
+  to Tcl, instead of first converting them to strings.
+
 - The .*? pattern in the re module is now special-cased to avoid the
   recursion limit.  (SF patch #720991 -- many thanks to Gary Herron
   and Greg Chapman.)