diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b9ed7c6e2ba8bba73c9e82ff0ee7c6b4292988cb..04d3b0dad1310ab64120cca3bc7a2b92697b6918 100644
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@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ verification. This will remove some rare but hard to diagnose errors in
 import-export.
 
 
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 Version 2.5.1
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