diff --git a/old/textutils/NEWS b/old/textutils/NEWS
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--- a/old/textutils/NEWS
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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Changes in release 1.23
+[1.22m]
+* fix dates on config files so builders don't need autoconf/automake
 [1.22l]
 * sort no longer autodetects the locale of numbers and months,
    as that conflicts with POSIX.2