diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
index 3529c4787..d79cf2a0d 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.5.0
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ What's new:
 - cygcheck has new options searching for available packages in the
   cygwin distro, as well as getting extended info on available and
   installed packages.
+
+- fnmatch(3) and glob(3) now support named character classes in the
+  search pattern, i.e., [:alnum:], etc.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
index e6eeb1fac..d23a990ce 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ cygwin distro, as well as getting extended info on available and
 installed packages.
 </para></listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>
+fnmatch(3) and glob(3) now support named character classes in the
+search pattern, i.e., [:alnum:], etc.
+</para></listitem>
+
 </itemizedlist>
 
 </sect2>