diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0ff809c..6c1a0f1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #3741: DISTUTILS_USE_SDK set causes msvc9compiler.py to raise an
+  exception.
+
 - Issue #4433: Fixed an access violation when garbage collecting
   _ctypes.COMError instances.