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   over Python's vendored copy.
   (Contributed by Christian Heimes in :issue:`47095`.)
 
+* The internal ``_sha3`` module with SHA3 and SHAKE algorithms now uses
+  *tiny_sha3* instead of the *Keccak Code Package* to reduce code and binary
+  size. The :mod:`hashlib` module prefers optimized SHA3 and SHAKE
+  implementations from OpenSSL. The change affects only installations without
+  OpenSSL support.
+  (Contributed by Christian Heimes in :issue:`47098`.)
+
 IDLE and idlelib
 ----------------
 

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-23-10-07-41.bpo-47098.7AN_qp.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-03-23-10-07-41.bpo-47098.7AN_qp.rst
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+The Keccak Code Package for :mod:`hashlib`'s SHA3 and SHAKE algorithms has
+been replaced with tiny_sha3.
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		The Keccak Code Package for :mod:`hashlib`'s SHA3 and SHAKE algorithms has
		been replaced with tiny_sha3.