diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
index 3504a42d..af75a574 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.0.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 [A new pre-submit check has been
 added](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5520) to ensure that all
-PRs add an entry in the release notes folder that at leasts links to PR being
-added.
+PRs ([aside from merge
+commits](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/5543)) add an entry in
+the release notes folder that at leasts links to PR being added.
 
 # Contributors (Alphabetical Order)