diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #6292: for the moment at least, the test suite runs cleanly if python
+  is run with the -OO flag.  Tests requiring docstrings are skipped.
+
 - Issue #7712: test_support gained a new `temp_cwd` context manager which is
   now also used by regrtest to run all the tests in a temporary directory.
   The original CWD is saved in `test_support.SAVEDCWD`.