diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
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--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ certain large transactions](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7100).
 
 * [CI: update test coverage library
   go-acc](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7221) v0.2.6 -> v0.2.8
+
+* Payment related code [has been
+  refactored](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7174) to allow the
+  usage of new payment statuses.
  
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