correct ref counting of default_action (closes #22017)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d2fc3e2..efad9ea 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #22017: Correct reference counting errror in the initialization of the
+  _warnings module.
+
 - Issue 21044: tarfile.open() now handles fileobj with an integer 'name'
   attribute.  Based on patch by Martin Panter.