Implement [JACKSON-758]
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index d23b20e..404bc7d 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
Improvements:
+* [JACKSON-758]: Remove 'IOException' from throws clauses of "writeValueAsString"
+ and "writeValueAsBytes" of ObjectMapper/ObjectWriter
+ (suggested by G-T Chen)
* [JACKSON-839]: Allow "upgrade" of integer number types for
UntypedObjectDeserializer, even with default typing enabled.
* [JACKSON-850]: Allow use of zero-arg factory methods as "default creator"