diff --git a/docs/dev/news/4928.fix b/docs/dev/news/4928.fix
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--- a/docs/dev/news/4928.fix
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@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-Check for correct usage of type characteristics in specifications and other places where they were missing
+Check for correct usage of type characteristics in specifications and other places where they were missing.
+
+This fix will cause build breaks for programs with missing type characteristics (like `(!new)` and `(0)`). Any such error message is accompanied with a hint about what type characterics need to be added where.