diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 356e586..8ce30c5 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16485: Fix file descriptor not being closed if file header patching
+  fails on closing of aifc file.
+
 - Issue #16504: IDLE now catches SyntaxErrors raised by tokenizer. Patch by
   Roger Serwy.