diff --git a/docs/src/main/paradox/release-notes/10.1.x.md b/docs/src/main/paradox/release-notes/10.1.x.md
index 8ee1d25c1a9..d94c6cd9a48 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/paradox/release-notes/10.1.x.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/paradox/release-notes/10.1.x.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # 10.1.x Release Notes
 
+## 10.1.3
+
+10.1.3 is the fourth release in the 10.1.x series of Akka HTTP.
+
+This release addresses a critical memory leak issue introduced by the graceful termination infrastructure added in 10.1.2.
+No other risky changes are made in this release, in order to make it a trustworthy fix drop-in replacement of 10.1.2.
+
+### **Changes since 10.1.2**
+
+For a full overview you can also see the [https://github.com/akka/akka-http/milestone/41?closed=1](Milestone):
+
+#### Fixes in akka-http-core
+
+ * ServerTerminator memory leak in 10.1.2 ([#2067](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2067))
+ * Avoid eagerly failing connections when request closes ([#2066](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2066))
+
+#### Fixes in docs
+
+ * Correct pipelining-limit flag name ([#2059](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2059))
+ * Fix link to compatibility rules section ([#2062](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2062))
+
+#### Improvements in docs
+
+ * Reference documentation for Graceful Termination ([#2072](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2072))
+ * Enhance Caching Documentation ([#2060](https://github.com/akka/akka-http/issues/2060))
+ 
 ## 10.1.2
 
 10.1.2 is the third release in the 10.1.x series of Akka HTTP.
diff --git a/docs/src/test/java/docs/http/javadsl/server/HttpServerExampleDocTest.java b/docs/src/test/java/docs/http/javadsl/server/HttpServerExampleDocTest.java
index ef5c0b89cf0..ce03279f824 100644
--- a/docs/src/test/java/docs/http/javadsl/server/HttpServerExampleDocTest.java
+++ b/docs/src/test/java/docs/http/javadsl/server/HttpServerExampleDocTest.java
@@ -341,13 +341,8 @@ public static void gracefulTerminationExample() throws Exception {
         serverBinding.terminate(Duration.ofSeconds(3));
 
     // once all connections are terminated,
-    HttpTerminated httpTerminated = onceAllConnectionsTerminated.toCompletableFuture().get();
-
-    // - you can invoke coordinated shutdown to tear down the rest of the system:
-    CoordinatedShutdown.get(system).run();
-
-    // - or terminate the system explicitly:
-    //  system.terminate();
+    onceAllConnectionsTerminated.toCompletableFuture().
+        thenAccept(terminated -> system.terminate());
 
     //#graceful-termination
   }
diff --git a/docs/src/test/scala/docs/http/scaladsl/HttpServerExampleSpec.scala b/docs/src/test/scala/docs/http/scaladsl/HttpServerExampleSpec.scala
index 8977483eb5f..d8552ad96fa 100644
--- a/docs/src/test/scala/docs/http/scaladsl/HttpServerExampleSpec.scala
+++ b/docs/src/test/scala/docs/http/scaladsl/HttpServerExampleSpec.scala
@@ -777,12 +777,8 @@ class HttpServerExampleSpec extends WordSpec with Matchers
     // once all connections are terminated,
     // - you can invoke coordinated shutdown to tear down the rest of the system:
     onceAllConnectionsTerminated.flatMap { _ ⇒
-      CoordinatedShutdown(system).run(UnknownReason)
+      system.terminate()
     }
-    // - or terminate the system explicitly:
-    //  onceAllConnectionsTerminated.flatMap { _ ⇒
-    //    system.terminate()
-    //  }
 
     //#graceful-termination
   }