diff --git a/solr/CHANGES.txt b/solr/CHANGES.txt
index 80eeb01036d..c6e6f130b23 100644
--- a/solr/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/solr/CHANGES.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ Improvements
 
 * SOLR-10814: Add short-name feature to RuleBasedAuthz plugin (Mike Drob, Hrishikesh Gadre)
 
-* SOLR-14702: This PR removes the oppressive master/slave terminology from Solr core that has been in Solr for a decade. (MarcusSorealheis)
-
 Other Changes
 ----------------------
 * SOLR-14656: Autoscaling framework removed (Ishan Chattopadhyaya, noble, Ilan Ginzburg)
@@ -107,6 +105,9 @@ Other Changes
 
 * SOLR-14654: Remove plugin loading from .system collection (for 9.0) (noble)
 
+* SOLR-14702: All references to "master" and "slave" replaced with "leader" and "follower" (MarcusSorealheis, 
+  Erick Erickson, Tomás Fernández Löbbe)
+
 Bug Fixes
 ---------------------
 * SOLR-14546: Fix for a relatively hard to hit issue in OverseerTaskProcessor that could lead to out of order execution
diff --git a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/major-changes-in-solr-9.adoc b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/major-changes-in-solr-9.adoc
index ff02e8fa1fc..e42b8c7ffd3 100644
--- a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/major-changes-in-solr-9.adoc
+++ b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/major-changes-in-solr-9.adoc
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ _(raw; not yet edited)_
     Reference guide pages for autoscaling
     autoAddReplicas feature
 
+* SOLR-14702: All references to "master" and "slave" were replaced in the code with "leader"
+  and "follower". This includes API calls for the replication handler and metrics. For rolling
+  upgrades into 9.0, you need to be on Solr version 8.7 or greater. Some metrics also changed, alerts and
+  monitors on Solr KPIs that mention "master" or "slave" will also now be "leader" and "follower"
+  
 === Upgrade Prerequisites in Solr 9
 
 * Upgrade all collections in stateFormat=1 to stateFormat=2 *before* upgrading to Solr 9, as Solr 9 does not support the