diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 515ca7ec..dc83bc70 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 4.4     2019-??-??
         repmgr: improve "daemon status" output (Ian)
+        repmgr: add "--siblings-follow" option to "standby promote" (Ian)
+        repmgr: improve "--dry-run" behaviour for "standby promote" and
+          "standby switchover" (Ian)
 
 4.3.1   2019-??-??
         repmgr: ensure BDR2-specific functionality cannot be used on
           BDR3 and later (Ian)
-        repmgr: improve --dry-run behaviour in barman mode (Ian)
+        repmgr: improve "--dry-run" behaviour in barman mode (Ian)
         repmgr: fix data directory permissions issue in barman mode where
           an existing directory is being overwritten (Ian)
 
diff --git a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
index aab94da2..a9c9df91 100644
--- a/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
+++ b/doc/appendix-release-notes.sgml
@@ -25,6 +25,24 @@
       <para>
 	    <itemizedlist>
 
+          <listitem>
+            <para>
+              <link linkend="repmgr-standby-promote"><command>repmgr standby promote</command></link>: add <option>--siblings-follow</option> (similar to
+              <link linkend="repmgr-standby-switchover"><command>repmgr standby switchover</command></link>).
+            </para>
+            <note>
+              <para>
+                If using &repmgrd;, when invoking
+                <command>repmgr standby promote</command> (either directly via
+                the <option>promote_command</option>, or in a script called
+                via <option>promote_command</option>), <option>--siblings-follow</option>
+                <emphasis>must not</emphasis> be included as a
+                command line option for <link linkend="repmgr-standby-promote"><command>repmgr standby promote</command></link>.
+
+              </para>
+            </note>
+          </listitem>
+
           <listitem>
             <para>
               <link linkend="repmgr-daemon-status"><command>repmgr daemon status</command></link>: