Issue #16403: Document how distutils uses the maintainer field in PKG-INFO
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9f2a2be..a2f397c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -926,6 +926,9 @@
 Documentation
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+- Issue #16403: Document how distutils uses the maintainer field in
+  PKG-INFO. Patch by Jyrki Pulliainen.
+
 - Issue #16695: Document how glob handles filenames starting with a
   dot. Initial patch by Jyrki Pulliainen.