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+2016-01-10  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+	* NEWS: Add item for upcoming 2.5.1.
+
 2016-01-09  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
 	* src/color.c (precalc_multicolorinfo), src/winio.c (edit_draw):
 	Make sure to keep advancing also when matches are zero-length.
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+2016.01.10 - GNU nano 2.5.1 "Salzburg" is released.  It includes fixes
+		for a syntax-highlighting bug and a positionlog bug, it
+		disables a time-eating multiline regex in the C syntax,
+		and it adds an escape hatch to the WriteOut menu when
+		--tempfile is used: the discardbuffer command, ^Q.  It
+		also has translation updates for fifteen languages, and
+		a small fix in the softwrap code.  So... you are heartily
+		invited to upgrade.  Enjoy!
+
 2015.12.05 - GNU nano 2.5.0 "Karma", the first release of the 2.5 series,
 		is now available. Please note that as of this release,
 		there will no longer be separate stable and unstable