diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 8fbc39c87b..875ab09cde 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.
     *   [#3230](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3230): \[doc] Remove "Edit me" button for language index pages
 *   java-codestyle
     *   [#2655](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2655): \[java] UnnecessaryImport false positive for on-demand imports
+    *   [#3266](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/3266): \[java] LocalVariableCouldBeFinal: false negatives with interfaces, anon classes
 
 ### API Changes
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/LocalVariableCouldBeFinal.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/LocalVariableCouldBeFinal.xml
index 3f3735103d..cc40e3140c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/LocalVariableCouldBeFinal.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/xml/LocalVariableCouldBeFinal.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class Foo {
     </test-code>
 
     <test-code>
-        <description>False negative with default methods in interfaces</description>
+        <description>#3266 False negative with default methods in interfaces</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <expected-linenumbers>3</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public interface InterfaceWithDefaultMethod {
     </test-code>
 
     <test-code>
-        <description>False negative with class inside interface</description>
+        <description>#3266 False negative with class inside interface</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <expected-linenumbers>4</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public interface InterfaceWithClass {
     </test-code>
 
     <test-code>
-        <description>False negative with anonymous classes</description>
+        <description>#3266 False negative with anonymous classes</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
         <expected-linenumbers>5,11</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class ClassWithAnon {
     </test-code>
 
     <test-code>
-        <description>False negative with lambdas</description>
+        <description>#3266 False negative with lambdas</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <expected-linenumbers>4</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[