diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index bb00e0f..e7ec4ca 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@
 Piet van Oostrum
 Jason Orendorff
 Douglas Orr
+Michele Orrù
 Denis S. Otkidach
 Michael Otteneder
 R. M. Oudkerk
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 98b8da1..22f1d0f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #9496: Provide a test suite for the rlcompleter module.  Patch by
+  Michele Orrù.
+
 - Issue #8687: provide a test suite for sched.py module.