diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e1fc418..7c81958 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1193,6 +1193,8 @@
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Patch #1957: syslogmodule: Release GIL when calling syslog(3)
+
 - #2112: mmap.error is now a subclass of EnvironmentError and not a
   direct EnvironmentError