diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
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@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ Changed command-line options
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 - `-debuglogfile=<file>` can be used to specify an alternative debug logging file.
 
+Renamed script for creating JSON-RPC credentials
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+The `share/rpcuser/rpcuser.py` script was renamed to `share/rpcauth/rpcauth.py`. This script can be
+used to create `rpcauth` credentials for a JSON-RPC user.
+
+
 Credits
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