diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index efad9ea..9ba62e8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - Issue #22017: Correct reference counting errror in the initialization of the
   _warnings module.
 
-- Issue 21044: tarfile.open() now handles fileobj with an integer 'name'
+- Issue #21044: tarfile.open() now handles fileobj with an integer 'name'
   attribute.  Based on patch by Martin Panter.
 
 - Issue #21151: Fixed a segfault in the _winreg module when ``None`` is passed