diff --git a/release-notes.txt b/release-notes.txt
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--- a/release-notes.txt
+++ b/release-notes.txt
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
 
   * Fixed a long-standing bug in JBrowse configuration template parsing that
     prevented use of dot-notation nested variable names, e.g. `{foo.bar}`, in
-    JBrowse configuration. Big thanks to @wuroger for finding this bug.
-    (issue #1012, @rbuels)
+    JBrowse configuration, as well as whitespace inside the braces. Big thanks to
+    @wuroger for finding this bug. (issue #1012, @rbuels)
 
 # Release 1.12.4     2018-02-14 22:29:20 UTC