@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #11110: Fix a potential decref of a NULL in sqlite3.
+
 - Issue #8275: Fix passing of callback arguments with ctypes under Win64.
   Patch by Stan Mihai.
 
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__sqlite3(void)
         (pysqlite_statement_setup_types() < 0) ||
         (pysqlite_prepare_protocol_setup_types() < 0)
        ) {
-        Py_DECREF(module);
+        Py_XDECREF(module);
         return NULL;
     }
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@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit__sqlite3(void)
329	329	(pysqlite_statement_setup_types() < 0) \|\|
330	330	(pysqlite_prepare_protocol_setup_types() < 0)
331	331	) {
332		- Py_DECREF(module);
	332	+ Py_XDECREF(module);
333	333	return NULL;
334	334	}
335	335