diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 514b67004ad..11fa1f351d7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
-- Issue #16422: Use strings for rounding mode constants for better readability
-  and pickling compatibility.
+- Issue #16422: For compatibility with the Python version, the C version of
+  decimal now uses strings instead of integers for rounding mode constants.
 
 - Issue #15861: tkinter now correctly works with lists and tuples containing
   strings with whitespaces, backslashes or unbalanced braces.