diff --git a/TAO/NEWS b/TAO/NEWS
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 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-3.1.1 and TAO-3.1.2
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+- TAO_IDL: Added support for the map data type
+
 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-3.1.0 and TAO-3.1.1
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