diff --git a/docs/releases/1.9.rst b/docs/releases/1.9.rst
index d6034ce63..d17a96c67 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.9.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.9.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Minor features
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  * View live / draft links in the admin now consistently open in a new window (Marco Fucci)
+ * ``ChoiceBlock`` now omits the blank option if the block is required and has a default value (Andreas Nüßlein)
 
 
 Bug fixes