diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c3c105b..170cde7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #5042: Structure sub-subclass does now initialize correctly
+  with base class positional arguments.
+
 - Issue #6938: Fix a TypeError in string formatting of a multiprocessing
   debug message.