diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2d47c04..bc1d91a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #5037: Proxy the __unicode__ special method instead to __unicode__
+  instead of __str__.
+
 - Issue #7341: Close the internal file object in the TarFile constructor in
   case of an error.