diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index f96deb2f29..52527ff6ec 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ Versions: 3.x (for earlier see VERSION-2.x)
 #1762: `StdDateFormat`: serialize time offset using colon
 #1772: Remove `MapperFeature. USE_STD_BEAN_NAMING`
 #1773: Remove `MapperFeature.AUTO_DETECT_xxx` features
+#1774: Merge Java8 datatype (`Optional`, `Stream`) support in core databind