diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index ef960dd7ca..799de5f2e4 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ The command line version of PMD continues to use **scala 2.13**.
 *   The new Java Rule {% rule "java/codestyle/UnnecessaryCast" %} (`java-codestyle`)
     finds casts that are unnecessary while accessing collection elements.
 
+*   The new Java Rule {% rule "java/performance/AvoidCalendarDateCreation" %} (`java-performance`)
+    finds usages of `java.util.Calendar` whose purpose is just to get the current date. This
+    can be done in a more lightweight way.
+
 ### Fixed Issues
 
 *   c#
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ The command line version of PMD continues to use **scala 2.13**.
 
 ### External Contributions
 
+*   [#1932](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1932): \[java] Added 4 performance rules originating from PMD-jPinpoint-rules - [Jeroen Borgers](https://github.com/jborgers)
 *   [#2349](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2349): \[java] Optimize UnusedPrivateMethodRule - [shilko2013](https://github.com/shilko2013)
 *   [#2547](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2547): \[scala] Add cross compilation for scala 2.12 and 2.13 - [João Ferreira](https://github.com/jtjeferreira)
 *   [#2567](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2567): \[c#] Fix CPD suppression with comments doesn't work - [Lixon Lookose](https://github.com/LixonLookose)
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/6250.xml b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/6250.xml
index db652d271d..3dc5b862e2 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/6250.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/6250.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ This ruleset contains links to rules that are new in PMD v6.25.0
   </description>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/UnnecessaryCast" />
+    <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidCalendarDateCreation" />
 
 </ruleset>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/quickstart.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/quickstart.xml
index 743a148ac1..54e9ab798c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/quickstart.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/quickstart.xml
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AddEmptyString" /> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AppendCharacterWithChar" /> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidArrayLoops" /> -->
+    <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidCalendarDateCreation" /> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidFileStream" /> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidInstantiatingObjectsInLoops" /> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml/AvoidUsingShortType"/> -->