Issue #8268: Old-style classes (not just instances) now support weak
references.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 09d07f2..80f1d2e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #8268: Old-style classes (not just instances) now support weak
+  references.
+
 - Issue #8211: Save/restore CFLAGS around AC_PROG_CC in configure.in, compiler
   optimizations are disabled when --with-pydebug is used.