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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
index b949e580e1..cd33898c55 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_05.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **Added Alpine Linux with musl libc support**
+
+  The distribution Alpine Linux, using musl libc and busybox,
+  got initial support starting with building DPDK without modification.
+
 * **Added phase-fair lock.**
 
   Phase-fair lock provides fairness guarantees.
@@ -88,11 +93,12 @@ New Features
   * Added new field ``queue_state`` to ``rte_eth_txq_info`` structure to
     provide indicated Tx queue state.
 
-* **Added support for meter PPS profile.**
+* **Updated meter API.**
 
-  Added packet mode in the meter profile parameters data structures
-  to support metering traffic by packet per second (PPS),
-  in addition to the initial bytes per second (BPS) mode (value 0).
+  * Added packet mode in the meter profile parameters data structures
+    to support metering traffic by packet per second (PPS),
+    in addition to the initial bytes per second (BPS) mode (value 0).
+  * Added support of pre-defined meter policy via flow action list per color.
 
 * **Added packet integrity match to flow rules.**
 
@@ -156,6 +162,7 @@ New Features
 
   * Added support for VXLAN and NVGRE encap as sample actions.
   * Support push VLAN on ingress traffic and pop VLAN on egress traffic in E-Switch mode.
+  * Added support for ASO (Advanced Steering Operation) meter.
 
 * **Updated NXP DPAA driver.**
 
@@ -175,6 +182,10 @@ New Features
 
 * **Enabled vmxnet3 PMD on Windows.**
 
+* **Enabled libpcap-based PMD on Windows.**
+
+   A libpcap distribution, such as Npcap or WinPcap, is required to run the PMD.
+
 * **Updated the AF_XDP driver.**
 
   * Added support for preferred busy polling.
@@ -229,10 +240,16 @@ New Features
 
   * Added a command line option to configure forced speed for Ethernet port.
     ``dpdk-testpmd -- --eth-link-speed N``
+  * Added command to show link flow control info.
+    ``show port (port_id) flow_ctrl``
   * Added command to display Rx queue used descriptor count.
     ``show port (port_id) rxq (queue_id) desc used count``
+  * Added command to cleanup a Tx queue's mbuf on a port.
+    ``port cleanup (port_id) txq (queue_id) (free_cnt)``
   * Added command to dump internal representation information of single flow.
     ``flow dump (port_id) rule (rule_id)``
+  * Added commands to create and delete meter policy.
+    ``add port meter policy (port_id) (policy_id) ...``
   * Added commands to construct conntrack context and relevant indirect
     action handle creation, update for conntrack action as well as conntrack
     item matching.
@@ -307,6 +324,15 @@ API Changes
   The action ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_SHARED`` is deprecated and can be
   replaced with ``RTE_FLOW_ACTION_TYPE_INDIRECT``.
 
+* ethdev: The experimental function ``rte_mtr_policer_actions_update()``,
+  the enum ``rte_mtr_policer_action``, and the struct members
+  ``policer_action_recolor_supported`` and ``policer_action_drop_supported``
+  have been removed.
+
+* stack: Lock-free ``rte_stack`` no longer silently ignores push and pop when
+  it's not supported on the current platform. Instead ``rte_stack_create()``
+  fails and ``rte_errno`` is set to ``ENOTSUP``.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------