diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index f8938a8e87..6a9f88ff84 100644
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.4.0
 
     Configuration
     -------------
+	* Changed the default value of $NPROCS from 2 to 3 since 3 processes
+	    have a much bigger chance catching parallel errors than just 2.
+
 
 
     Tools