diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 8066ebcc16b..f2b15d3f5e2 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ Duncan Grisby
 Fabian Groffen
 Eric Groo
 Dag Gruneau
+Filip Gruszczyński
 Michael Guravage
 Lars Gustäbel
 Thomas Güttler
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a7f162d4be0..19400c8fbac 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ Library
 
 - Issue #11140: Lock.release() now raises a RuntimeError when attempting
   to release an unacquired lock, as claimed in the threading documentation.
-  The _thread.error exception is now an alias of RuntimeError.
+  The _thread.error exception is now an alias of RuntimeError.  Patch by
+  Filip Gruszczyński.
 
 - Issue 8594: ftplib now provides a source_address parameter to specify which
   (address, port) to bind to before connecting.