Issue 12514: Use try/finally to assure that timeit restores GC when done.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e7c3a75..0e78bf2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
 - Issue #12603: Fix pydoc.synopsis() on files with non-negative st_mtime.
 
+- Issue #12514: Use try/finally to assure the timeit module restores garbage
+  collections when it is done.
+
 - Issue #12607: In subprocess, fix issue where if stdin, stdout or stderr is
   given as a low fd, it gets overwritten.