diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 *To see release notes for the `7.x` branch and older releases, see [CHANGELOG on the 7.17 branch](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-ruby/blob/7.17/CHANGELOG.md).*
 
+## 8.11.2 Release notes
+
+Drops runtime dependency on `base64`. Thanks [Earlopain](https://github.com/Earlopain)! Pull Request: [#2295](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-ruby/pull/2295).
+
 ## 8.11.1 Release notes
 
 Adds `base64` dependency
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/811.asciidoc b/docs/release_notes/811.asciidoc
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 [[release_notes_8110]]
 === 8.11 Release notes
 
+[discrete]
+[[release_notes_8_11_1]]
+=== 8.11.2 Release notes
+
+Drops runtime dependency on `base64`. Thanks https://github.com/Earlopain[Earlopain]! Pull Request: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-ruby/pull/2295[#2295]).
+
 [discrete]
 [[release_notes_8_11_1]]
 === 8.11.1 Release notes