diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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-- Issue #12285: Fix error when distutils encounters symlink.
+- Issue #12885: Fix error when distutils encounters symlink.
 
 - Issue #27881: Fixed possible bugs when setting sqlite3.Connection.isolation_level.
   Based on patch by Xiang Zhang.