- Issue #13840: Fix ctypes.create_string_buffer exception message and docs.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2dab0a1..70d8095 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1837,6 +1837,9 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #13840: The error message produced by ctypes.create_string_buffer
+  when given a Unicode string has been fixed.
+
 - Issue #9975: socket: Fix incorrect use of flowinfo and scope_id. Patch by
   Vilmos Nebehaj.