diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index ba0db940fe..c388a7f999 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -59,10 +59,14 @@ Library
       H5garbage_collect API function
     * Fixed error in H5Giterate which was not updating the "index" parameter
       correctly.
+    * Fixed error in hyperslab iteration which was not walking through the
+      correct sequence of array elements if hyperslabs were staggered in a
+      certain pattern
 
-Tools
+Tests
 ------
     * Added additional tests for group and attribute iteration.
+    * Added additional test for staggered hyperslab iteration.
 
 Tools
 ------
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index c25292f433..ee06db51b0 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ Library
      H5garbage_collect API function
    * Fixed error in H5Giterate which was not updating the "index" parameter
      correctly.
+   * Fixed error in hyperslab iteration which was not walking through the
+     correct sequence of array elements if hyperslabs were staggered in a
+     certain pattern
 
 Configuration
 -------------