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diff --git a/setuptools/dist.py b/setuptools/dist.py
index 2d0aac33..172d66b1 100644
--- a/setuptools/dist.py
+++ b/setuptools/dist.py
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ def read_pkg_file(self, file):
def single_line(val):
# quick and dirty validation for description pypa/setuptools#1390
if '\n' in val:
- raise ValueError("newlines not allowed")
+ # TODO after 2021-07-31: Replace with `raise ValueError("newlines not allowed")`
+ warnings.UserWarning("newlines not allowed and will break in the future")
+ val = val.replace('\n', ' ')
return val