Forgot to mention the SF number, and that Bob Ippolito provided the patch.

Misc/NEWS

@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ C API
 
 - New public functions Py_IncRef() and Py_DecRef(), exposing the
   functionality of the Py_XINCREF() and Py_XDECREF macros. Useful for
-  runtime dynamic embedding of Python.
+  runtime dynamic embedding of Python.  See patch #938302, by Bob
+  Ippolito.
 
 - Added a new macro, PySequence_Fast_ITEMS, which retrieves a fast sequence's
   underlying array of PyObject pointers.  Useful for high speed looping.