diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index ba87ecb..8bdbe8f 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@
 Laurence Tratt
 John Tromp
 Jason Trowbridge
+Brent Tubbs
 Anthony Tuininga
 Erno Tukia
 David Turner
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 107222f..b68970a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16220: wsgiref now always calls close() on an iterable response.
+  Patch by Brent Tubbs.
+
 - Issue #16270: urllib may hang when used for retrieving files via FTP by using
   a context manager.  Patch by Giampaolo Rodola'.