diff --git a/docs/releases/2.17.md b/docs/releases/2.17.md
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@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Here are other changes related to the redesign:
 The panel types `StreamFieldPanel`, `RichTextFieldPanel`, `ImageChooserPanel`, `DocumentChooserPanel` and `SnippetChooserPanel` have been phased out, and can now be replaced with `FieldPanel`. Additionally, `PageChooserPanel` is only required when passing a `page_type` or `can_choose_root`, and can otherwise be replaced with `FieldPanel`. In all cases, `FieldPanel` will now automatically select the most appropriate form element. This feature was developed by Matt Westcott.
 
 
+### Permission-dependent FieldPanels
+
+[`FieldPanel`](wagtail.admin.edit_handlers.FieldPanel) now accepts a `permission` keyword argument to specify that the field should only be available to users with a given permission level. This feature was developed by Matt Westcott and sponsored by Google as part of Wagtail's page editor redevelopment.
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+
 ### Other features
 
  * Upgrade ESLint and Stylelint configurations to latest shared Wagtail configs (Thibaud Colas)