diff --git a/build_docs.py b/build_docs.py
index e7b8129..5d3ed4d 100755
--- a/build_docs.py
+++ b/build_docs.py
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ def should_rebuild(self):
             diff = self.cpython_repo.run(
                 "diff", "--name-only", state["cpython_sha"], cpython_sha
             ).stdout
-            if "Doc/" in diff:
+            if "Doc/" in diff or "Misc/NEWS.d/" in diff:
                 logging.info(
                     "Should rebuild: Doc/ has changed (from %s to %s)",
                     state["cpython_sha"],