diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   - Fix inscribed circle initialization (GH-1225, Benoit Maurin)
   - Fix overlay heuristic for GeometryCollections with empty elements (GH-1229, Martin Davis)
   - Add ring buffer hole removal heuristic (GH-1233, Martin Davis)
+  - Fix buffer element erosion for negative distance and remove overlay deps (GH-1239, Martin Davis)
 
 ## Changes in 3.13.0
 2024-09-06