diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7bd94f54a5..c82fcf8112 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * pydomain: always strip parenthesis if empty (refs: #1042)
 * #4689: autosummary: unexpectedly strips docstrings containing "i.e."
 * #4701: viewcode: Misplaced ``<div>`` in viewcode html output
+* #4444: Don't require numfig to use :numref: on sections
 
 Testing
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