diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt
index bda016a5c2e..65f70f69a16 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.1.txt
@@ -122,3 +122,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * The system check framework now raises error **models.E020** when the
   class method ``Model.check()`` is unreachable (:ticket:`23615`).
+
+* Made the Oracle test database creation drop the test user in the event of an
+  unclean exit of a previous test run (:ticket:`23649`).