diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 1fd1b345d48..7218c359c88 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -694,6 +694,9 @@ Release 0.23.0 - Unreleased
 
     HDFS-2209. Make MiniDFS easier to embed in other apps. (stevel)
 
+    HDFS-2205. Log message for failed connection to datanode is not
+    followed by a success message. (Ravi Prakash via stevel)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     HDFS-1458. Improve checkpoint performance by avoiding unnecessary image