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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
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@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ Opt into RBF When Sending
A new startup option, `-walletrbf`, has been added to allow users to have all
transactions sent opt into RBF support. The default value for this option is
-currently `false`, so transactions will not opt into RBF by default.
+currently `false`, so transactions will not opt into RBF by default. The new
+`bumpfee` RPC can be used to replace transactions that opt into RBF.
Sensitive Data Is No Longer Stored In Debug Console History
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@@ -247,6 +248,11 @@ Low-level RPC changes
optimizations to memory management. See [Pull #8753](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/8753)
for more information.
+ - A new RPC command `bumpfee` has been added which allows replacing an
+ unconfirmed wallet transaction that signaled RBF (see the `-walletrbf`
+ startup option above) with a new transaction that pays a higher fee, and
+ should be more likely to get confirmed quickly.
+
HTTP REST Changes
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