diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 459e216..51aeeec 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 Paul Boddie
 Matthew Boedicker
 David Bolen
+Forest Bond
 Gregory Bond
 Jurjen Bos
 Peter Bosch
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 91d59b1..213cc03 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #4768: base64 encoded email body parts were incorrectly stored as
+  binary strings.  They are now correctly converted to strings.
+
 - Issue #8833: tarfile created hard link entries with a size field != 0 by
   mistake.