diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index bb7bfa0cc0a..4b80b62669d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Extension modules
 Library
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+- Bastion.py and rexec.py are disabled.  These modules are not safe in
+  Python 2.2. or 2.3.
+
 - realpath is now exported when doing from poxixpath import *.
   It is also exported for ntpath, macpath, and os2emxpath.
   See SF bug #659228.