diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 92dd15f46..754454c45 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ Changed classes / methods
 -------------------------
 
  o [COLLECTIONS-454] An iterator over a "Flat3Map#entrySet()" will now return independent Map.Entry objects that will
-                     not change anymore when the iterator progresses. 
- o [COLLECTIONS-452] Change base package to "org.apache.commons.collections4". 
+                     not change anymore when the iterator progresses.
+ o [COLLECTIONS-453] Several closure and transformer implementations in the functor package will now copy
+                     an array as input parameter to their constructor (e.g. ChainedClosure).
+ o [COLLECTIONS-452] Change base package to "org.apache.commons.collections4".
  o [COLLECTIONS-451] The constructors for all *Utils classes are now private to prevent instantiation. 
  o [COLLECTIONS-424] "CompositeSet" does not inherit from "CompositeCollection" anymore. The inner class "SetMutator"
                      has been updated accordingly. Thanks to Michael Pradel.
diff --git a/src/changes/changes.xml b/src/changes/changes.xml
index 22c153f87..90db9c623 100644
--- a/src/changes/changes.xml
+++ b/src/changes/changes.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
       independent Map.Entry objects that will not change anymore when
       the iterator progresses.
     </action>
+    <action issue="COLLECTIONS-453" dev="tn" type="update">
+      Several closure and transformer implementations in the functors package
+      will now copy an array as input to their constructor (e.g. ChainedClosure).
+    </action>    
     <action issue="COLLECTIONS-452" dev="tn" type="update">
       Change base package to org.apache.commons.collections4.
     </action>