diff --git a/cmd/lncli/invoicesrpc_active.go b/cmd/lncli/invoicesrpc_active.go
index ee03d8679..0b51e70f5 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/invoicesrpc_active.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/invoicesrpc_active.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ var addHoldInvoiceCommand = cli.Command{
 				"specified, an expiry of 3600 seconds (1 hour) " +
 				"is implied.",
 		},
-		cli.BoolTFlag{
+		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name: "private",
 			Usage: "encode routing hints in the invoice with " +
 				"private channels in order to assist the " +
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
index 676e3132a..7344ad027 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.15.0.md
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ releases. Backward compatibility is not guaranteed!
   caveats/restrictions to be added to an existing macaroon (instead of needing
   to bake a new one). 
 
+* [Hop hints are now opt in when using `lncli
+  addholdinvoice`](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6577). Users now
+  need to explicitly specify the `--private` flag.
+
 ## Neutrino
 
 [Neutrino now suports BIP
@@ -454,3 +458,4 @@ gRPC performance metrics (latency to process `GetInfo`, etc)](https://github.com
 * Torkel Rogstad
 * Vsevolod Kaganovych
 * Yong Yu
+* Ziggie
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