diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 67b5dd0afda..2c0508c8afe 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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-- Issue #16685: Added support for writing any bytes-like objects in the aifc,
+- Issue #8311: Added support for writing any bytes-like objects in the aifc,
   sunau, and wave modules.
 
 - Issue #5202: Added support for unseekable files in the wave module.