Issue #13774: json: Fix a SystemError when a bogus encoding is passed to
json.loads().
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index aa32dd7..ae2c1a3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@
 Extension Modules
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+- Issue #13774: json: Fix a SystemError when a bogus encoding is passed to
+  json.loads().
+
 - Issue #9975: socket: Fix incorrect use of flowinfo and scope_id. Patch by
   Vilmos Nebehaj.