diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Core and builtins
 Library
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+- Bug #2220: handle rlcompleter attribute match failure more gracefully.
+
 - Issue #2225: py_compile, when executed as a script, now returns a non-
   zero status code if not all files could be compiled successfully.