#6865 fix ref counting in initialization of pwd module
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3c1c54e..5b16746 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1303,6 +1303,9 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #6865: Fix reference counting issue in the initialization of the pwd
+  module.
+
 - Issue #6848: Fix curses module build failure on OS X 10.6.
 
 - Fix a segfault in expat when given a specially crafted input lead to the