diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 728b65281c..531f07a3f1 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 ### New and noteworthy
 
+#### Modified rules
+
+*   The Java rule {% rule java/bestpractices/UnusedPrivateField %} has a new property `ignoredFieldNames`.
+    The default ignores serialization-specific fields (eg `serialVersionUID`).
+    The property can be used to ignore more fields based on their name.
+    Note that the rule used to ignore fields named `IDENT`, but doesn't anymore (add this value to the property to restore the old behaviour).
+
 ### Fixed Issues
 * core
   * [#3881](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3881): \[core] SARIF renderer depends on platform default encoding
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 ### External Contributions
 * [#3883](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3883): \[doc] Improve side bar by Adding Release Date - [@jasonqiu98](https://github.com/jasonqiu98)
+* [#3910](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3910): \[java] Allow the ignored fieldnames in the Unused Private Field check to be configurable - [Seth Wilcox](https://github.com/laoseth)
 
 {% endtocmaker %}