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@@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ keywords at the callee instead of in the caller.
 
 Use read-line together with unread-string instead.
 
+* Changes to the distribution
+
+** Parallel test driver for Guile unit tests
+
+Guile's internal unit test harness is now compatible with Automake's
+parallel test driver, allowing `make check -j20` to use 20 cores, if you
+have them.  Send any bug reports to bug-guile@gnu.org.
+
 * Bug fixes
 
 ** Fix incorrect comparison between exact and inexact numbers