diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e62e2f489..178a4190e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Changes from ns-3.41 to ns-3-dev
 ### New API
 
 * Objects now can be aggregated to multiple objects though the `Object::UnidirectionalAggregateObject` function. Objects aggregated in such a way can not use `GetObject` to access the objects they are aggregated to.
+* (network) Added `ApplicationHelper` helper class to create and install applications, removing
+redundant code in existing helpers and reducing the burden to add yet another helper when a new
+application model is added.
 
 ### Changes to existing API
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 5f18b7eb6..1c0338a24 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Release 3-dev
 
 ### New user-visible features
 
+- (network) !1828 - Added a common helper to create and install applications
+
 ### Bugs fixed
 
 Release 3.41