diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 4173917..6064bfd 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@
 Chris Lawrence
 Brian Leair
 Mathieu Leduc-Hamel
+Antony Lee
 Christopher Lee
 Inyeol Lee
 James Lee
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fcdaabf..332c7ef 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #21127: Path objects can now be instantiated from str subclass
+  instances (such as numpy.str_).
+
 - Issue #15002: urllib.response object to use _TemporaryFileWrapper (and
   _TemporaryFileCloser) facility. Provides a better way to handle file
   descriptor close. Patch contributed by Christian Theune.