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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       documentation updates and bug and regression fixes; they will
       not introduce new features, nor any backward-incompatibility (any
       such incompatibility would be considered a bug, to be fixed with
-      a further  micro release).
+      a further micro release).
 
     + Minor versions (e.g., 1.14, 2.1) can introduce new backward
       compatible features; the only backward-incompatibilities allowed
@@ -230,6 +230,16 @@ New in 1.13.2:
     m4 files (as can happen with e.g., "libtoolize --install").
     See automake bug#13514.
 
+  - Analysis of make flags in Automake-generated rules has been made more
+    robust, and more future-proof.  For example, in presence of make that
+    (like '-I') take an argument, the characters in said argument will no
+    longer be spuriously considered as a set of additional make options.
+    In particular, automake-generated rules will no longer spuriously
+    believe to be running in dry mode ("make -n") if run with an invocation
+    like "make -I noob"; nor will they believe to be running in keep-going
+    mode ("make -k") if run with an invocation like "make -I kool"
+    (automake bug#12554).
+
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 New in 1.13.1: