diff --git a/docs/HISTORY.txt b/docs/HISTORY.txt
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--- a/docs/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/docs/HISTORY.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changelog (Pillow)
 2.2.0 (2013-10-01)
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+- Ignore high ascii characters in string.whitespace, fixes #272
+  [wiredfool]
+
 - Added clean/build to tox to make it behave like travis 
   [freyes]