diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Emacs with Leim.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.3
 
+---
+** LDAP support now defaults to ldapsearch from OpenLDAP version 2.
+
 +++
 ** The new command-line option --color=MODE lets you specify a standard
 mode for a tty color support.  It is meant to be used on character