diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 700a1ae..d965a11 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #5949: added check for correct lineends in input from IMAP server
+  in imaplib.
+
 - Fix variations of extending deques:  d.extend(d)  d.extendleft(d)  d+=d
 
 - Issue #6986: Fix crash in the JSON C accelerator when called with the