diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index c4dcdcac153..0bec5356dcb 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ Trunk (Unreleased)
 
     HADOOP-8589. ViewFs tests fail when tests and home dirs are nested (sanjay Radia)
 
-    HADOOP-9956. RPC listener inefficiently assigns connections to readers (daryn)
-
 Release 2.3.0 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
@@ -2305,6 +2303,8 @@ Release 0.23.10 - UNRELEASED
 
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
+    HADOOP-9956. RPC listener inefficiently assigns connections to readers (daryn)
+
   BUG FIXES
 
 Release 0.23.9 - 2013-07-08