diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 85245fa0df3..1380b2960a7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Extension Modules
 
 - Issue #6093: Fix off-by-one error in locale.strxfrm.
 
+- The _functools and _locale modules are now built into the shared library.
+
 Tests
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