diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7753f49f169..d6b51c1c5c4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ Tests
   how long the test file should take to play.  Now accepts taking 2.93 secs
   (exact time) +/- 10% instead of the hard-coded 3.1 sec.
 
+- Patch #1529686: The standard ``test_defaultdict`` test didn't actually
+  run any tests when run via ``regrtest.py``.  Now it does.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.5 beta 2?
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