diff --git a/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt b/ArduPlane/release-notes.txt
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+Release 4.1.2beta1 10th October 2021
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+
+This is beta update to test a fix to the AUTOTUNE code which can lead
+to bad gains being saved. We will release 4.1.2 stable shortly
+
 Release 4.1.1 stable 8th October 2021
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