Index: pym/_emerge/__init__.py
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--- pym/_emerge/__init__.py	(revision 12364)
+++ pym/_emerge/__init__.py	(working copy)
@@ -11644,6 +11644,7 @@
 	counter_hash = settings.get("PORTAGE_COUNTER_HASH")
 	if counter_hash is not None and \
 		counter_hash == vardbapi._counter_hash():
+		display_news_notification(root_config, myopts)
 		# If vdb state has not changed then there's nothing else to do.
 		sys.exit(retval)