diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 045e5ab25cb8bec24113aa253340fcda9d5b7082..57bed9d6c445b035a8b144283edb28d6e4befcb1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
  -- Allow sstat to talk to slurmd's that are new in protocol version.
  -- Permit database names over 33 characters in accounting_storage/mysql.
  -- Fix negative values when profiling.
+ -- Fix srun segfault caused by invalid memory reads on the env.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 17.11.9-2
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