diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 6ef8fc4ea..65ad16c69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 1.2 (xx.xx.xxxx)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+ * WagtailRedirectMiddleware can now ignore the query string if there is no redirect that exactly matches it (Michael Cordover)
+ * Order of URL parameters now ignored by redirect middleware (Michael Cordover)
  * Fix: Deleting a page permission from the groups admin UI does not immediately submit the form
 
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 273dfa382..52a92efe5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Contributors
 * Kyungil Choi
 * Joss Ingram
 * Christoph Lipp
+* Michael Cordover
 
 
 Translators
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.rst b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
index 60b73ea6f..cb408da01 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Wagtail 1.2 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
 What's new
 ==========
 
+ * WagtailRedirectMiddleware can now ignore the query string if there is no redirect that exactly matches it
+ * Order of URL parameters now ignored by redirect middleware
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~