diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index d5e496d106d..9f7008fcfd2 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ Release 2.6.0 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-7005. DFS input streams do not timeout.
 
+    HDFS-6951. Correctly persist raw namespace xattrs to edit log and fsimage.
+    (clamb via wang)
+
     BREAKDOWN OF HDFS-6134 AND HADOOP-10150 SUBTASKS AND RELATED JIRAS
   
       HDFS-6387. HDFS CLI admin tool for creating & deleting an