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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
index 561d464509..d689af74b7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ New Features
   * Replaced pointer and physical address of IV with offset from the start
     of the crypto operation.
   * Moved length and offset of cipher IV to ``rte_crypto_cipher_xform``.
+  * Removed Additional Authentication Data (AAD) length.
+  * Removed digest length.
+  * Removed AAD pointer and physical address from ``auth`` structure.
+  * Added ``aead`` structure, containing parameters for AEAD algorithms.
 
 * **Reorganized the crypto operation structure.**
 
@@ -104,6 +108,12 @@ New Features
   * Removed the field ``opaque_data``.
   * Pointer to ``rte_crypto_sym_op`` has been replaced with a zero length array.
 
+* **Updated cryptodev library.**
+
+  * Added AEAD algorithm specific functions and structures, so it is not
+    necessary to use a combination of cipher and authentication
+    structures anymore.
+
 
 Resolved Issues
 ---------------
@@ -199,6 +209,9 @@ ABI Changes
 * **Reorganized the ``rte_crypto_sym_auth_xform`` structure.**
 
   * Added authentication IV length and offset parameters.
+  * Changed field size of AAD length from uint32_t to uint16_t.
+  * Changed field size of digest length from uint32_t to uint16_t.
+  * Removed AAD length.
 
 
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