diff --git a/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT
index e8c24d579e68..1b89c331f401 100644
--- a/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ base system.
 
 Groff/troff/eqn has been updated to version 1.11.
 
+Gdb has been updated to version 4.18 and is now part of the standard
+release for FreeBSD/alpha.
+
 
 2. Supported Configurations
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
index e8c24d579e68..1b89c331f401 100644
--- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ base system.
 
 Groff/troff/eqn has been updated to version 1.11.
 
+Gdb has been updated to version 4.18 and is now part of the standard
+release for FreeBSD/alpha.
+
 
 2. Supported Configurations
 ---------------------------