diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #25583: Avoid incorrect errors raised by os.makedirs(exist_ok=True)
+  when the OS gives priority to errors such as EACCES over EEXIST.
+
 - Issue #25593: Change semantics of EventLoop.stop() in asyncio.
 
 - Issue #6973: When we know a subprocess.Popen process has died, do