diff --git a/news/8701.bugfix b/news/8701.bugfix
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+Disable caching for range requests, which causes corrupted wheels
+when pip tries to obtain metadata using the feature ``fast-deps``.
diff --git a/news/8716.bugfix b/news/8716.bugfix
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+Disable caching for range requests, which causes corrupted wheels
+when pip tries to obtain metadata using the feature ``fast-deps``.