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@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Features added
 Bugs fixed
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-* #11542: linkcheck builder: regression: URL anchors were reported as missing
-  when the 'linkcheck_anchors' configuration setting was set to 'False'.
+* #11542: linkcheck: Properly respect :confval:`linkcheck_anchors`
+  and do not spuriously report failures to validate anchors.
   Patch by James Addison.
 
 Testing