Belated NEWS bullet

Author: jennybc

NEWS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # usethis (development version)
 
+* `github_lock_branch()` and `github_unlock_branch()` are new functions to lock
+  and unlock a GitHub branch, which is now part of the release checklist
+  generated by `use_release_issue()` (#2145).
 * `create_quarto_project()` exits early if the Quarto CLI does not appear to be
   installed and related tests are skipped (#2162).