diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
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--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Changes that could break older environments:
 Fixed bugs:
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+* eliminate memory leak in AntClassLoader. Bugzilla Report 8689.
+
 * subant haltonfailure=false did not catch all failures. Bugzilla Report 27007.
 
 * macrodef @@ escaping was broken.  Bugzilla Report 27069.