update release notes
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 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.7.0 (not yet released)
+
+#918: Add `MapperFeature.ALLOW_EXPLICIT_PROPERTY_RENAMING`
+ (contributed by David H)
+
 2.6.2 (not yet released)
 
 #894: When using withFactory on ObjectMapper, the created Factory has a TypeParser