diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- The ``pickle`` module is now automatically use an optimized C
+  implementation of Pickler and Unpickler when available. The
+  ``cPickle`` module is no longer needed.
+
 - Removed the ``htmllib`` and ``sgmllib`` modules.
 
 - The deprecated ``SmartCookie`` and ``SimpleCookie`` classes have