diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0515c0eb9b..08475c96b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 1.2 (xx.xx.xxxx)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+ * Added `wagtail.contrib.settings`, a module to allow administrators to edit site-specific settings
  * Core templatetags (pageurl, image, wagtailuserbar, etc) are now compatible with Jinja2
  * Image and document models now provide a `search` method on their QuerySets
  * Search methods now accept an `operator` argument to determine whether multiple terms are ORed or ANDed together
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.rst b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
index e6448cac7b..a02eeefe7a 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Wagtail 1.2 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
 What's new
 ==========
 
+Site settings module
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Wagtail now includes a contrib module (previously available as the `wagtailsettings <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wagtailsettings/>`_ package) to allow administrators to edit site-specific settings.
+
+See: :doc:`/reference/contrib/settings`
+
+
 Jinja2 support
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~