diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1fb83b5c6..d282022fc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ Unreleased
 
 - Python 3.13.0b1 is supported.
 
+- Fix: parsing error handling is improved to ensure bizarre source files are
+  handled gracefully, and to unblock oss-fuzz fuzzing, thanks to `Liam DeVoe
+  <pull 1788_>`_. Closes `issue 1787`_.
 
 .. _pull 1776: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1776
 .. _issue 1779: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1779
+.. _issue 1787: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1787
+.. _pull 1788: https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1788
 
 
 .. scriv-start-here
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 809ad01a7..98230cd58 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Latrice Wilgus
 Leonardo Pistone
 Lewis Gaul
 Lex Berezhny
+Liam DeVoe
 Loïc Dachary
 Lorenzo Micò
 Louis Heredero