diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 634f661..a382e70 100644
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@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
   consistent with the handling of config file entries and runtime-set
   options.
 
+- SF bug #997050: Document, test, & check for non-string values in
+  ConfigParser.  Moved the new string-only restriction added in
+  rev. 1.65 to the SafeConfigParser class, leaving existing
+  ConfigParser & RawConfigParser behavior alone, and documented the
+  conditions under which non-string values work.
+
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