diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ae95abf2a04..0cbebc51ef2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #2222: Fixed reference leak when occured os.rename()
+  fails unicode conversion on 2nd parameter. (windows only)
+
 - Issue #3476: binary buffered reading through the new "io" library is now
   thread-safe.