diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 987340190a4..643564e9a09 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Core
 
 Library
 
+- New function xml.sax.saxutils.quoteattr():  Quote an XML attribute
+  value using the minimal quoting required for the value; more
+  reliable than using xml.sax.saxutils.escape() for attribute values.
+
 New platforms
 
 C API