diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9c39cae04e..9b307e81dc 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4423.	[maint]		Added missing IPv6 address 2001:500:84::b for
+			B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [RT #42898]
+
 4422.	[port]		Silence clang warnings in dig.c and dighost.c.
 			[RT #42451]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/rootns.c b/lib/dns/rootns.c
index d395855ea2..246053f4f9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rootns.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rootns.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static char root_ns[] =
 "A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      A       198.41.0.4\n"
 "A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      AAAA    2001:503:BA3E::2:30\n"
 "B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      A       192.228.79.201\n"
+"B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      AAAA    2001:500:84::b\n"
 "C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      A       192.33.4.12\n"
 "C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      AAAA    2001:500:2::c\n"
 "D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.     3600000 IN      A       199.7.91.13\n"