diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index eda3685..b4077e5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #2616: The ctypes.pointer() and ctypes.POINTER() functions are
+  now implemented in C for better performance.
+
 - Issue #2408: The ``_types`` module, which was used as in implementation
   detail of the public ``types`` module, has been removed and replaced by pure
   python code.