diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4f71701..bfb1ebb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #10266: uu.decode didn't close in_file explicitly when it was given
+  as a filename.  Patch by Brian Brazil.
+
 - Issue #10246: uu.encode didn't close file objects explicitly when filenames
   were given to it.  Patch by Brian Brazil.