diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
index 07f799986f..90504a7f3a 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
@@ -810,3 +810,6 @@ Petar Tahchiev (ptahchiev@github)
 Thibaut Robert (trobert@github)
   * Requested #2059: Remove `final` modifier for `TypeFactory`
   (2.10.0)
+
+Édouard Mercier (edouardmercier@github)
+  * Requested #2116: Make NumberSerializers.Base public and its inherited classes not final
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index f2de9ae7ac..fbda95d49a 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Project: jackson-databind
 
 #2059: Remove `final` modifier for `TypeFactory`
  (requested by Thibaut R)
+#2116: Make NumberSerializers.Base public and its inherited classes not final
+ (requested by Édouard M)
 
 2.9.7 (not yet released)