diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b7194bd8f42..18b42c74177 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Library
 - Issue #9998: On Linux, ctypes.util.find_library now looks in LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   for shared libraries.
 
+- Issue #12713: Allowed abbreviation of subcommands by end-users for users of
+  argparse.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.6.0 alpha 4
 ==================================