diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 595d1ea..d9bf14f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@
 Library
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+- Patch #957650: "%var%" environment variable references are now properly
+  expanded in ntpath.expandvars(), also "~user" home directory references
+  are recognized and handled on Windows.
+
 - Patch #1429539: pdb now correctly initializes the __main__ module for
   the debugged script, which means that imports from __main__ work
   correctly now.