diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 00d9eb0dd21..aa4ca14f617 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ Release 2.6.1 - UNRELEASED
     HDFS-7425. NameNode block deletion logging uses incorrect appender.
     (cnauroth)
 
+    HDFS-4882. Prevent the Namenode's LeaseManager from looping forever in
+    checkLeases (Ravi Prakash via Colin P. McCabe)
+
 Release 2.6.0 - 2014-11-18
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES