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diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 18a332dd..5370f8be 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Improvements:
    user.
  * Change section title recommendations in `man(1)` to mention `STANDARDS`
    rather than `CONFORMING TO`, in line with `man-pages(7)`.
+ * Add a `STANDARDS` section to `man(1)` itself.
 
 man-db 2.11.2 (8 January 2023)
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diff --git a/man/man1/man.man1 b/man/man1/man.man1
index 029651c4..463b367a 100644
--- a/man/man1/man.man1
+++ b/man/man1/man.man1
@@ -1264,6 +1264,8 @@ man-db configuration file.
 .TP
 .if !'po4a'hide' .I /usr/share/man
 A global manual page hierarchy.
+.SH STANDARDS
+POSIX.1‐2001, POSIX.1‐2008, POSIX.1-2017.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .if !'po4a'hide' .BR %apropos% (1),
 .if !'po4a'hide' .BR groff (1),