diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 16a0f29..06c08a9 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #12084: os.stat on Windows now works properly with relative symbolic
+  links when called from any directory.
+
 - Issue #1195: my_fgets() now always clears errors before calling fgets(). Fix
   the following case: sys.stdin.read() stopped with CTRL+d (end of file),
   raw_input() interrupted by CTRL+c.