diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 3f1dbcde8a..986385d038 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Changelog
  * Added database indexes on PageRevision and Image to improve performance on large sites
  * Search in page chooser now uses Wagtail's search framework, to order results by relevance
  * `PageChooserPanel` now supports passing a list (or tuple) of accepted page types
+ * The snippet type parameter of `SnippetChooserPanel` can now be omitted, or passed as a model name string rather than a model class
  * Fix: Text areas in the non-default tab of the page editor now resize to the correct height
  * Fix: Tabs in "insert link" modal in the rich text editor no longer disappear (Tim Heap)
  * Fix: H2 elements in rich text fields were accidentally given a click() binding when put insite a collapsible multi field panel
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
index a92b7e8765..0ed3c4c9e0 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Minor features
  * Added database indexes on PageRevision and Image to improve performance on large sites
  * Search in page chooser now uses Wagtail's search framework, to order results by relevance
  * ``PageChooserPanel`` now supports passing a list (or tuple) of accepted page types
+ * The snippet type parameter of ``SnippetChooserPanel`` can now be omitted, or passed as a model name string rather than a model class
 
 Bug fixes
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