Implement #596
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index eb45c1e..49e7205 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
(requested by herau@github)
#576: Add fluent API for adding mixins
(contributed by Adam S, adstro@github)
+#596: Add support for `@JsonProperty.defaultValue`, exposed via `BeanProperty.getMetadata().getDefaultValue()`
#597: Improve error messaging for cases where JSON Creator returns null (which
is illegal)
(contributed by Aurelien L)