diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index befc61c..2a66d01 100644
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@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #7785: Don't accept bytes in FileIO.write().
+
 - Issue #7773: Fix an UnboundLocalError in platform.linux_distribution() when
   the release file is empty.