diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1346c58..4e74562 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 Extension modules
 -----------------
 
+- mimetools.choose_boundary() could return duplicate strings at times,
+  especially likely on Windows.  The strings returned are now guaranteed
+  unique within a single program run.
+
 - thread.interrupt_main() raises KeyboardInterrupt in the main thread.
   dummy_thread has also been modified to try to simulate the behavior.