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 GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
-* Major changes in release 5.1.3 (2004-01-25): candidate to become stable 5.2.0
+* Major changes in release 5.1.3 (2004-02-07): candidate to become stable 5.2.0
 
 ** Bug fixes