Fix #2217
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 4b1fa43..59682eb 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #2196: Type safety for `readValue()` with `TypeReference`
  (suggested by nguyenfilip@github)
 #2204: Add `JsonNode.isEmpty()` as convenience alias
+#2217: Suboptimal memory allocation in `TextNode.getBinaryValue()`
+ (reported by Christoph B)
 
 2.9.8 (15-Dec-2018)