diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3dbd9cc2..5c30e7bd 100644
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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- strip backticks from {math} equations (mohrt)
 - throw error when template exists but not readable (mohrt)
 
 Version 2.6.22 (Dec 17th, 2008)