Issue #6986: Fix crash in the JSON C accelerator when called with the
wrong parameter types.  Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6cc264b..95fae08 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@
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+- Issue #6986: Fix crash in the JSON C accelerator when called with the
+  wrong parameter types.  Patch by Victor Stinner.
+
 - logging: Added optional `secure` parameter to SMTPHandler, to enable use of
   TLS with authentication credentials.