diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Patch #1544279: Improve thread-safety of the socket module by moving
+  the sock_addr_t storage out of the socket object.
+
 - Bug #1563807: _ctypes built on AIX fails with ld ffi error.
 
 - Bug #1598620: A ctypes Structure cannot contain itself.