diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 9f12dca78..dbb3d5f3f 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ Bitcoin Core version 0.13.1 is now available from:
 
   <https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.13.1/>
 
-This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes
-and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
+This is a new minor version release, including activation parameters for the
+segwit softfork, various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as
+updated translations.
 
 Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: