diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d2727622500..0624c9a3cef 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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-- Issue #12285: Fix error when distutils encounters symlink.
+- Issue #12885: Fix error when distutils encounters symlink.
 
 - In the curses module, raise an error if window.getstr() or window.instr() is
   passed a negative value.