diff --git a/docs/lnd/release-notes/release-notes-0.18.0.md b/docs/lnd/release-notes/release-notes-0.18.0.md
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--- a/docs/lnd/release-notes/release-notes-0.18.0.md
+++ b/docs/lnd/release-notes/release-notes-0.18.0.md
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
 * [Properly handle un-acked updates for exhausted watchtower 
   sessions](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8233)
 
+* [Allow `shutdown`s while HTLCs are in-flight](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8167).
+  This change fixes an issue where we would force-close channels when receiving
+  a `shutdown` message if there were currently HTLCs on the channel. After this
+  change, the shutdown procedure should be compliant with BOLT2 requirements.
+
 # New Features
 ## Functional Enhancements
 
@@ -126,6 +131,12 @@
   file](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8188). The corresponding
   `lncli getdebuginfo` command was also added.
 
+* Add a [new flag](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/8167) to the
+  `CloseChannel` RPC method that instructs the client to not wait for the
+  closing transaction to be negotiated. This should be used if you don't care
+  about the txid and don't want the calling code to block while the channel
+  drains the active HTLCs.
+
 ## lncli Additions
 
 * Deprecate `bumpclosefee` for `bumpforceclosefee` to accommodate for the fact