diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 81cdb6638c..d8a7d34536 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5455.	[bug]		`named` could crash when cleaning dead nodes
+			in lib/dns/rbtdb.c that have been reused meanwhile.
+			[GL #1968]
+
 5454.	[bug]		Address a startup crash happening when server is
 			under load and root zone is not yet loaded. [GL #1862]
 
diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
index eb1591df79..c025384f1f 100644
--- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
+++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ Bug Fixes
 
 - Fix assertion failure when server is under load and root zone is not yet
   loaded. [GL #1862]
+
+- ``named`` could crash when cleaning dead nodes in ``lib/dns/rbtdb.c`` that
+  have been reused meanwhile.  [GL #1968]