diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 5fce6dddecb..920fd03a381 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2224,6 +2224,8 @@ Release 2.6.3 - UNRELEASED
 
   BUG FIXES
 
+    HADOOP-12526. there are duplicate dependency definitions in pom's (sjlee)
+
 Release 2.6.2 - 2015-10-28
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES