diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+  - allow spaces in literal tags (Paul Lockaby, Monte)
   - speed up compiled templates, hardcode plugin filepaths
     instead of dynamically calculate at runtime. (Monte)
   - fixed bug in _create_dir_structure() when used with open_basedir-