diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #10246: uu.encode didn't close file objects explicitly when filenames
+  were given to it.  Patch by Brian Brazil.
+
 - Issue #10253: FileIO leaks a file descriptor when trying to open a file
   for append that isn't seekable.  Patch by Brian Brazil.