diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ Extension modules
 Library
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+- Patch #841977: modulefinder didn't find extension modules in packages
+
 - imaplib.IMAP4.thread was added.
 
 - Plugged a minor hole in tempfile.mktemp() due to the use of