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@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 ### New and noteworthy
 
+#### Modified Rules
+
+*   The Java rule {% rule "java/design/UseUtilityClass" %} (`java-design`) has a new property `ignoredAnnotations`.
+    By default, classes that are annotated with Lombok's `@UtilityClass` are ignored now.
+
 ### Fixed Issues
 
+*   java-design
+    *   [#1094](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/1094): \[java] UseUtilityClass should be LombokAware
+
 ### API Changes
 
 ### External Contributions