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 ### Improvements
 
 * (x/ibc) [\#8624](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/8624) Emit full header in IBC UpdateClient message.
+* (x/crisis) [\#8621](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/8621) crisis invariants names now print to loggers.
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
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 # Cosmos SDK v0.42.0 "Stargate" Release Notes
 
-This release contains a single, but important security fix for all non "Cosmos Hub" chains (e.g. any chain that does not use the default `cosmos` bech32 prefix). The fix addresses a bug in evidence handling on the Cosmos SDK that rendered the `v0.41.x` and `v0.40.x` release series unsafe for most chains. Please see the PR below for more details.
+This release includes an important security fix for all non "Cosmos Hub" chains (e.g. any chain that does not use the default `cosmos` bech32 prefix), and a few performance improvements.
 
-## Bug Fixes
+See the [Cosmos SDK v0.42.0 milestone](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/milestone/42?closed=1) on our issue tracker for further details.
 
-- [#8461](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/8461) Fix bech32 prefix in evidence validator address conversion
+# Security fix: validator address conversion in evidence handling
+
+The security fix resolves the issue regarding incorrect handling of validators' consensus addresses. Because of this incorrect handling, Cosmos SDK apps that were not using the default `cosmos` Bech32 address prefix were not able to jail validators that committed misbehaviors such as double signing.
+
+Although the issue does **not** affect the Cosmos Hub, this issue potentially renders the `v0.41` and `v0.40` release series unsafe for most chains. 
+
+# Full header is emitted on IBC UpdateClient message event
+
+The event emitted by the IBC UpdateClient message now contains the full header.
+This change makes header tracking easier and improves the handling of misbehaviors.