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diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9cda506..9515723 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ distcheck-hook:
 	      echo '       *** be the stub from a git checkout.  The "git" and "perl"'; \
 	      echo '       *** programs are required for ChangeLog generation to work.'; \
 	      $(TEST_DISTRIBUTION_OR_ERROR); } >&2
+	$(GENERIC_V) : 'CHECK   ' NEWS; \
+	  $(AWK) 'NR == 1 && $$NF != "$(PACKAGE_VERSION):" \
+	    { print FILENAME ":" NR ":", $$0; exit 1}' \
+	    $(distdir)/NEWS || { \
+	      echo 'ERROR: *** First line of NEWS should match the package version'; \
+	      echo '       *** $(PACKAGE_VERSION), but that does not appear to be the case.'; \
+	      echo '       *** Remember to update NEWS before preparing a release.'; \
+	      $(TEST_DISTRIBUTION_OR_ERROR); } >&2
 
 # Supporting rules for gettext.
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/snippet/gettext.mk