diff --git a/docs/releases/1.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
index 30a919de88..5f59dbf5c8 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.10.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ Minor features
   :func:`~django.contrib.auth.views.login` view allows redirecting
   authenticated users visiting the login page.
 
+* The new :class:`~django.contrib.auth.backends.AllowAllUsersModelBackend` and
+  :class:`~django.contrib.auth.backends.AllowAllUsersRemoteUserBackend` ignore
+  the value of ``User.is_active``, while
+  :class:`~django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend` and
+  :class:`~django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend` now reject inactive
+  users.
+
 :mod:`django.contrib.gis`
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~