diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 45ef0c7..0b29321 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@
 Todd R. Palmer
 Juan David Ibáñez Palomar
 Jan Palus
+Mathias Panzenböck
 M. Papillon
 Peter Parente
 Alexandre Parenteau
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8fe37dc..619a851 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #16423: urllib.request now has support for ``data:`` URLs.  Patch by
+  Mathias Panzenböck.
+
 - Issue #4473: Add a POP3.stls() to switch a clear-text POP3 session into
   an encrypted POP3 session, on supported servers.  Patch by Lorenzo Catucci.