diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 0b55767..f7c6be3 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@
 Tomas Oppelstrup
 Jason Orendorff
 Douglas Orr
+William Orr
 Michele Orrù
 Oleg Oshmyan
 Denis S. Otkidach
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 08b3c6f..077b3a3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #21976: Fix test_ssl to accept LibreSSL version strings.  Thanks
+  to William Orr.
+
 - Issue #21918: Converted test_tools from a module to a package containing
   separate test files for each tested script.