diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c96f5095468..1e6e954afe3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ Library
   guaranteed to exist in all Python implementations and the names of hash
   algorithms available in the current process.
 
+- A new package ``concurrent.futures`` as defined by PEP 3148.
+
 C-API
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