news note for r63052
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fdd4b89..8b32d61 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
   redundant ":443" port number designation when the connection is using the
   default https port (443).
 
+- Issue #874900: after an os.fork() call the threading module state is cleaned
+  up in the child process to prevent deadlock and report proper thread counts
+  if the new process uses the threading module.
+
 Tests
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