diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 12c2172..56d140e 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@
 Alexis Métaireau
 Steven Miale
 Trent Mick
+Jason Michalski
 Franck Michea
 Tom Middleton
 Stan Mihai
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5ab616e..ade041e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #17341: Include the invalid name in the error messages from re about
+  invalid group names.
+
 - Issue #17702: os.environ now raises KeyError with the original environment
   variable name (str on UNIX), instead of using the encoded name (bytes on
   UNIX).