diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5998d0d5fb5..4a4119768ee 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Extension modules
 
 Library
 
+- added degree/radian conversion functions to the math module.
+
 - ftplib.retrlines() now tests for callback is None rather than testing
   for False.  Was causing an error when given a callback object which
   was callable but also returned len() as zero.  The change may