diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 215f8cb21..6eda90f9b 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Fixed bugs:
  * Clarified the documentation of <get>'s retries attribute.
    Bugzilla Report 59930
 
+ * The ant wrapper script failed if backticks were passed on the
+   command line.
+   Bugzilla Report 60150, 59445
+
 Other changes:
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