diff --git a/openjpa-project/CHANGES.txt b/openjpa-project/CHANGES.txt
index 6faf1f2d7..89d7b2cd5 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/openjpa-project/CHANGES.txt
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ Bug
 
 Improvement
 -----------
+    * [OPENJPA-5] - OpenJPA doesn't compile with JDBC 4
     * [OPENJPA-250] - Reduce synchronization bottlenecks in data cache, metadata repository, and lifecycle event manager
     * [OPENJPA-651] - Disable dangerous "fallback enhancement", make openjpa.RuntimeUnenhancedClasses=unsupported the default
     * [OPENJPA-703] - Cache ResultObjectProvider data to improve query performance
diff --git a/openjpa-project/RELEASE-NOTES.html b/openjpa-project/RELEASE-NOTES.html
index 3c61d5f38..551acd36e 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/RELEASE-NOTES.html
+++ b/openjpa-project/RELEASE-NOTES.html
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ in each release of OpenJPA.</P>
 
 <h4>Improvement</h4>
 <ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-5'>OPENJPA-5</a>] -         OpenJPA doesn't compile with JDBC 4
+</li>
 <li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-250'>OPENJPA-250</a>] -         Reduce synchronization bottlenecks in data cache, metadata repository, and lifecycle event manager
 </li>
 <li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENJPA-709'>OPENJPA-709</a>] -         Better naming for unique constraints