diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4d099a1..eeda945 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #6540: Fixed crash for bytearray.translate() with invalid parameters.
+
 - Issue #6070: On posix platforms import no longer copies the execute bit
   from the .py file to the .pyc file if it is set.