diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2a31483..03982c5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #5249: time.strftime returned malformed string when format string
+  contained non ascii character on windows.
+
 - Issue #5186: Reduce hash collisions for objects with no __hash__ method by
   rotating the object pointer by 4 bits to the right.