diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Please send GNU Wget bug reports to <bug-wget@gnu.org>.
 ** Add support for TLS Server Name Indication.
 
 ** Accept the arguments --accept-reject and --reject-regex.
+
+** The GNU TLS backend honors correctly the timeout value.
 
 * Changes in Wget 1.13.4