diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 1c1b372e21f..7f97de606d9 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Arnaud Delobelle
 Erik Demaine
 Roger Dev
 Raghuram Devarakonda
+Caleb Deveraux
 Toby Dickenson
 Mark Dickinson
 Jack Diederich
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 60a5075d62b..a5e0164035f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1302,9 +1302,9 @@ Extension Modules
 - Issue #8973: Add __all__ to struct module; this ensures that
   help(struct) includes documentation for the struct.Struct class.
 
-- Issue #3129: Trailing digits in format string are no longer ignored.
+- Issue #3129: Trailing digits in struct format string are no longer ignored.
   For example, "1" or "ilib123" are now invalid formats and cause
-  ``struct.error`` to be raised.
+  ``struct.error`` to be raised.  Patch by Caleb Deveraux.
 
 - Issue #7384: If the system readline library is linked against ncurses,
   the curses module must be linked against ncurses as well. Otherwise it