diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 85fe4d5f8d..2110067484 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
   * [#4278](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4278): \[java] UnusedPrivateMethod FP with Junit 5 @MethodSource and default factory method name
   * [#4852](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4852): \[java] ReplaceVectorWithList false-positive (neither Vector nor List usage) 
   * [#4975](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4975): \[java] UnusedPrivateMethod false positive when using @MethodSource on a @Nested test
+  * [#4985](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4985): \[java] UnusedPrivateMethod false-positive / method reference in combination with custom object
 
 ### 🚨 API Changes