diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 225d4cbe1f..fd55d549a4 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ Library
       be inserted past the end of the datatype.
     * Retired the DPSS virtual file driver (--with-gridstorage configure
       option).
+    * Fixed bug where variable-length datatypes for attributes was not working
+      correctly.
 
 Configuration
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