diff --git a/doc/bips.md b/doc/bips.md
index 90e98ed41..44b501c68 100644
--- a/doc/bips.md
+++ b/doc/bips.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BIPs that are implemented by Bitcoin Core (up-to-date up to **v0.10.0**):
+BIPs that are implemented by Bitcoin Core (up-to-date up to **v0.12.0**):
 
 * [`BIP 11`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0011.mediawiki): Multisig outputs are standard since **v0.6.0** ([PR #669](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/669)).
 * [`BIP 13`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0013.mediawiki): The address format for P2SH addresses has been implemented since **v0.6.0** ([PR #669](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/669)).
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ BIPs that are implemented by Bitcoin Core (up-to-date up to **v0.10.0**):
 * [`BIP 61`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0061.mediawiki): The 'reject' protocol message (and the protocol version bump to 70002) was added in **v0.9.0** ([PR #3185](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/3185)).
 * [`BIP 66`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0066.mediawiki): The strict DER rules and associated version 3 blocks have been implemented since **v0.10.0** ([PR #5713](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/5713)).
 * [`BIP 70`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0070.mediawiki) [`71`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0071.mediawiki) [`72`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0072.mediawiki): Payment Protocol support has been available in Bitcoin Core GUI since **v0.9.0** ([PR #5216](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/5216)).
+* [`BIP 111'](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0111.mediawiki): `NODE_BLOOM` service bit added, but only enforced for peer versions `>=70011` as of **v0.12.0**
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 2fc601d43..e0c6ef586 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -58,6 +58,23 @@ specified. It used to be the case that `-X -noX` ends up, unintuitively, with X
 set, as `-X` had precedence over `-noX`. This is no longer the case. Like for
 other software, the last specified value for an option will hold.
 
+`NODE_BLOOM` node service bit
+------------------------------
+
+Support for the `NODE_BLOOM` service bit, as described in [`BIP
+111'](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0111.mediawiki), has been
+added to the P2P protocol code.
+
+BIP 111 defines a service bit to allow peers to advertise that they support
+bloom filters (such as used by SPV clients) explicitly. It also bumps the protocol
+version to allow peers to identify old nodes which allow bloom filtering of the
+connection despite lacking the new service bit.
+
+In this version, it only enforced for peer peers that send protocol versions
+`>=70011`. For the next major version it is planned that this restriction will be
+removed. It is recommended to update SPV clients to check for the `NODE_BLOOM`
+service bit for nodes that report versions newer than 70011.
+
 0.12.0 Change log
 =================