diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
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--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
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@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ the CPD GUI. See [#3974](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3974) for details.
     * [#3955](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3955): \[html] Improvements for handling text and comment nodes
 * java
     * [#3423](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3423): \[java] Error processing identifiers with Unicode 
+* java-bestpractices
+    * [#3954](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3954): \[java] NPE in UseCollectionIsEmptyRule when .size() is called in a record
 * java-design
     * [#3874](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3874): \[java] ImmutableField reports fields annotated with @Autowired (Spring) and @Mock (Mockito)
 * javascript
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ A new set of methods have been added, which use lists and do not rely on comma s
 
 ### External Contributions
 
+* [#3961](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3961): \[java] Fix #3954 - NPE in UseCollectionIsEmptyRule with record - [@flyhard](https://github.com/flyhard)
 * [#3964](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3964): \[java] Fix #3874 - ImmutableField: fix mockito/spring false positives - [@lukelukes](https://github.com/lukelukes)
 * [#3974](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3974): \[cs] Add option to ignore C# attributes (annotations) - [@maikelsteneker](https://github.com/maikelsteneker)