diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index dc83bc70..84011813 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         repmgr: add "--siblings-follow" option to "standby promote" (Ian)
         repmgr: improve "--dry-run" behaviour for "standby promote" and
           "standby switchover" (Ian)
+        repmgrd: monitor standbys attached to primary (Ian)
 
 4.3.1   2019-??-??
         repmgr: ensure BDR2-specific functionality cannot be used on
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index c6876fcc..2cd5e804 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@
 	  </para>
     </sect2>
 
+    <sect2>
+      <title>repmgrd enhancements</title>
+      <para>
+        <itemizedlist>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+              On the primary node, &repmgrd; is now able to monitor standby connections and,
+              if the number of nodes connected falls below a certain (configurable) value,
+              execute a custom script.
+            </para>
+            <para>
+              See section <link linkend="repmgrd-primary-child-disconnection">Monitoring standby disconnections on the primary node</link>
+              for more details.
+            </para>
+          </listitem>
+
+        </itemizedlist>
+      </para>
+    </sect2>
+
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="release-4.3.1">