diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index a6ea23d3c0..d0bc2428f2 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ New Features
             Error return code was changed to 2 from -1. (PVN - 2008/10/30)
      - h5import: TEXTFPE (scientific format) was deprecated. Use TEXTFP 
             instead (PVN - 2008/10/30)
+     - h5repack: Define a default chunk whose size is manageable. (PVN - 2008/11/21)
+
 
 
     High-Level APIs: