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 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
-* Major changes in release 5.1.3 (2004-01-25):
+* Major changes in release 5.1.3 (2004-01-25): candidate to become stable 5.2.0
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  time stamps output by stat now include valid fractional seconds
+
 
 * Major changes in release 5.1.2 (2004-01-25):