diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
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--- a/docs/source/release_notes.rst
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release Notes
     * Changes
         * Updated ``ARIMARegressor`` to be compatible with sktime v0.22.0 and beyond :pr:`4283`
         * Updated ``graph_prediction_vs_actual_over_time()`` to be compatible with multiseries time series :pr:`4284`
+        * Updated ``excluded_model_families`` to take in both ``str`` and ``ModelFamily`` data types :pr:`4287`
     * Documentation Changes
         * Removed erroneous warnings from Data Checks User Guide page and removed ``tqdm`` warning in all notebooks :pr:`4274`
     * Testing Changes