diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-keep-alive-timeout-for-httpd-0d51a9d139c50f66.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-keep-alive-timeout-for-httpd-0d51a9d139c50f66.yaml
index 92d9d49861..5cd26e49c0 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/add-keep-alive-timeout-for-httpd-0d51a9d139c50f66.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-keep-alive-timeout-for-httpd-0d51a9d139c50f66.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@ features:
   - |
     Adds configuration parameter ``kolla_httpd_keep_alive`` to configure the
     keep-alive timeout for services that use httpd to handle HTTP requests.
-    The default value is 60 seconds.
+    The default value is 60 seconds, overriding the httpd default of 5 seconds.
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Adds configuration parameter ``kolla_httpd_keep_alive`` to configure the
+    keep-alive timeout for services that use httpd to handle HTTP requests.
+    The default value is 60 seconds, overriding the httpd default of 5 seconds.