diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Guile NEWS --- history of user-visible changes.  -*- text -*-
-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.
 
 Please send Guile bug reports to bug-guile@gnu.org.
 
-Changes since Guile 1.2:
+Changes in Guile 1.3 (released Monday, October 19, 1998):
 
 * Changes to the distribution