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diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index fc37be6..1cbf3b7 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
    (reported by Troy Waldrep)
   * [JACKSON-167] Map and Collection sub-classes seem to lose generic
     information for deserialization
+  * [JACKSON-171] Self-referential types cause infinite recursion when
+    using only JAXB annotation introspector
+    (reported by Randy L)
 
   Improvements: