diff --git a/.changelog/v4.0.0/summary.md b/.changelog/v4.0.0/summary.md
index 4561a0c2f8..8a69aefd10 100644
--- a/.changelog/v4.0.0/summary.md
+++ b/.changelog/v4.0.0/summary.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-*January 11, 2024*
+*January 22, 2024*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 365b7ea805..c33ee485f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## v4.0.0
 
-*January 11, 2024*
+*January 22, 2024*
 
 ### API BREAKING
 
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   - Avoid jailing validators immediately once they can no longer opt-out from
     validating consumer chains.
     ([\#1549](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/pull/1549))
+  - Fix the validation of VSCPackets to not fail due to marshaling to string using Bech32.
+    ([\#1570](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/pull/1570))
 
 ### DEPENDENCIES
 
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
   - Avoid jailing validators immediately once they can no longer opt-out from
     validating consumer chains.
     ([\#1549](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/pull/1549))
+  - Fix the validation of VSCPackets to not fail due to marshaling to string using Bech32.
+    ([\#1570](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/pull/1570))
 - [Provider](x/ccv/provider)
   - Add the provider-side changes for jail throttling with retries (cf. ADR 008).
     ([\#1321](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/pull/1321))
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f833594abe..913cb9faef 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ This release introduces the following noteworthy changes:
 - It sets the minimum required version of Go to `1.21`.
 - It adds the provider-side changes for jail throttling with retries and, as a result, it fully enables the jail throttling with retries feature (cf. [ADR 008](https://github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/blob/release/v3.2.x/docs/docs/adrs/adr-008-throttle-retries.md)).
 - Fixes a bug in the soft opt-out protocol -- it avoids jailing validators immediately once they can no longer opt-out from validating consumer chains.
+- Fixes a bug the validation of VSCPackets caused by marshaling to string using Bech32.