diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 57e9f8437e7..f33e27dbbfa 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Release 2.7.4 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-11069. Tighten the authorization in datanode RPC. (kihwal)
 
+     HDFS-8709. Clarify automatic sync in FSEditLog#logEdit. (wang)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
     HDFS-10896. Move lock logging logic from FSNamesystem into FSNamesystemLock.