update release notes
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index b7b9d8d..4cf0e89 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #1399: Add support for `@JsonSetter(merge=OptBoolean.TRUE`) to allow "deep update"
 #1406: `ObjectMapper.readTree()` methods do not return `null` on end-of-input
  (reported by Fabrizio C)
+#1434: Explicitly pass null on invoke calls with no arguments
+ (contributed by Emiliano C)
 
 2.8.5 (not yet released)