diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 03c425a7b2..32eaf1600d 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ New Features
 
     Library:
     --------
+    - The library can load filter libraries dynamically during runtime.  Users
+      can set the search path through environment variable HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH
+      and call H5Pset_filter to enable a dynamic filter. (SLU - 2013/04/08)
     - Added new API functions H5Dscatter and H5Dgather to scatter data to and
       and gather data from a selection within a memory buffer.
       (NAF - 2013/02/05)