diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 15a0daf..3a1c875 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
   Subsumed the times() function into repeat().
   Added chain() and cycle().
 
+- The socket module now always uses the _socketobject wrapper class, even on
+  platforms which have dup(2).  The makefile() method is built directly
+  on top of the socket without duplicating the file descriptor, allowing
+  timeouts to work properly.
+
 Library
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