diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 214b65a91f..327f9b06e8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PRODUCTION USE!
 * Allow configuring all bond options in nmtui by introducing a
   "other options" field, which covers options not already covered by a
   dedicated input field.
+* dispatcher: pre-up/pre-down requests no longer serialize behind unrelated
+  dispatcher.d/ scripts, fixing connection activation stalls when a slow
+  down/dhcp4-change/up handler is queued ahead of pre-up.
 
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 NetworkManager-1.56