diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index cba7948c3fa..2e17415f055 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -682,7 +682,14 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.14.0 release
       Checks were added to the CMake and Autotools code to verify that CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE,
       PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP and pthread_condattr_setclock() are available before attempting
       to use them in Subfiling VFD-related utility code. Without these checks, attempting
-      to build the Subfiling VFD on macOS would fail. 
+      to build the Subfiling VFD on macOS would fail.
+
+    - Fixes the ordering of INCLUDES when building with CMake
+
+      Include directories in the source or build tree should come before other
+      directories to prioritize headers in the sources over installed ones.
+
+      Fixes GitHub #1027
 
     - The accum test now passes on macOS 12+ (Monterey) w/ CMake