diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.0.md
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@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6963/)
   easily](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5561), in preparation for
   adding a data migration functionality to `lndinit`.
 
+* [`golangci-lint` will now check new code using additional
+  linters.](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7064)
+
 ### Integration test
 
 The `lntest` has been