diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 64fec8f375..c91bf96085 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ v2.8.0 (XXXX-XX-XX)
 v2.7.1 (XXXX-XX-XX)
 -------------------
 
+* fixed potential segfault in AQL `NEIGHBOURS` function implementation when C++ function
+  variant was used and collection names were passed as strings
+
 * removed duplicate target for some frontend JavaScript files from the Makefile
 
 * make AQL function `MERGE()` work on a single array parameter, too.