diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f0d480e0d3..cbc67f580c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+6176.	[test]		Add support for using pytest & pytest-xdist to
+			execute the system test suite. [GL #3978]
+
 6175.	[test]		Fix the `upforwd` system test to be more reliable,
 			especially when using thread sanitizer. [GL #4069]
 
diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
index 1caedbbaa9..179d7de495 100644
--- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
+++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ New Features
   using the ``-t`` option, allowing commands that take a long time to
   complete sufficient time to do so. :gl:`#4046`
 
+- The system test suite can now be executed with pytest (along with
+  pytest-xdist for parallel execution). :gl:`#3978`
+
 Removed Features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~