diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1c15124b166a1..f3faeda8efc2f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ Deprecated or removed
 
   * Calling `write` on non-isbits arrays is deprecated in favor of explicit loops or
     `serialize` ([#6466]).
+    
+  * The tuple-of-types form of `cfunction`, i.e. `cfunction(f, return, (types...))`, has
+    been deprecated in favor of the tuple-type form `cfunction(f, return, Tuple{types...})` (#23066).
 
 
 Julia v0.6.0 Release Notes