don't identify the toplevel namespace by name #9997
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 80aa50f..01a2442 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #9997: Don't let the name "top" have special significance in scope
+  resolution.
+
 - Issue #9862: Compensate for broken PIPE_BUF in AIX by hard coding
   its value as the default 512 when compiling on AIX.