diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 435dd643c9f..d790fc8e188 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Extension modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- _strptime.py now has a behind-the-scense caching mechanism for the most
+  recent TimeRE instance used along with the last five unique directive
+  patterns.  The overall module was also made more thread-safe.
+
 Tools/Demos
 -----------