diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Changes since 3.0.4:
       destination that had an empty path (e.g. "host:").  Also fixed a problem
       when -s was used when accessing a daemon via a remote-shell.
 
+    - Fixed the use of a dot-dir path (e.g. foo/./bar) inside of a --files-from
+      file when the root of the transfer isn't the current directory.
+
     - Fixed a potential (hard to trigger) hang when using --remove-source-files.
 
     - Got rid of an annoying delay when accessing a daemon via a remote-shell.