diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 46ddfef..00188d4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 Extensions
 ----------
 
+- Issue #8524: Add a forget() method to socket objects, so as to put the
+  socket into the closed state without closing the underlying file
+  descriptor.
+
 - Issue #477863: Print a warning at shutdown if gc.garbage is not empty.
 
 - Issue #6869: Fix a refcount problem in the _ctypes extension.