diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
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@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ joint_limits
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 * Add header to import limits from standard URDF definition (`#1298 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/pull/1298>`_)
 
+lifecycle state accessing
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+* With (`#1683 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/pull/1683>`_) the ``rclcpp_lifecycle::State & get_state()`` and ``void set_state(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & new_state)`` are replaced by ``rclcpp_lifecycle::State & get_lifecycle_state()`` and ``void set_lifecycle_state(const rclcpp_lifecycle::State & new_state)``.
+* This change affects controllers and hardware.
+* This is related to (`#1240 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/pull/1240>`_) as variant support introduces ``get_state`` and ``set_state`` methods for setting/getting state of handles.
+
 ros2controlcli
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 * Spawner colours were added to ``list_controllers`` depending upon active or inactive (`#1409 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_control/pull/1409>`_)