diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml
index 4bb1a983bbf..6bde17eecce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-11.sgml
@@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ same commits as above
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        <para>
-        Allow <literal>NOT NULL</literal> to be added to columns without
-        requiring a table rewrite (Andrew Dunstan, Serge Rielau)
+        Allow <command>ALTER TABLE</command> to add a non-null default
+        column without a table rewrite (Andrew Dunstan, Serge Rielau)
        </para>
       </listitem>