diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c24f067..d661640 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #6123: tarfile now opens empty archives correctly and consistently
+  raises ReadError on empty files.
+
 - Issue #7354: distutils.tests.test_msvc9compiler - dragfullwindows can 
   be 2.