diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7a2a4960100..e1e44a50ae1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Python News
 What's New in Python 2.3 release candidate 1?
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+*Release date: 18-Jul-2003*
+
 Core and builtins
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