diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 24eb83571e4..c2b69325223 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
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+- Patch #1497027: try HTTP digest auth before basic auth in urllib2
+  (thanks for J. J. Lee).
+
 - Patch #1496206: improve urllib2 handling of passwords with respect to
   default HTTP and HTTPS ports.