diff --git a/release_notes/ocp-4-17-release-notes.adoc b/release_notes/ocp-4-17-release-notes.adoc
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@@ -868,6 +868,16 @@ With this release, maximum transmission unit (MTU) on virtual function using the
 
 For more information, see xref:../networking/hardware_networks/add-pod.adoc#nw-sriov-expose-mtu_configuring-sr-iov[Exposing MTU for vfio-pci SR-IOV devices to pod].
 
+[id="ocp-4-17-nw-metallb-metric-labels"]
+==== MetalLB metrics naming update
+
+With this release, the naming convention for MetalLB BGP and BFD metrics was updated:
+
+* The naming for BGP metrics was updated from `metallb_bgp_<metric_name>` to `frrk8s_bgp_<metric_name>`.
+* The naming for BFD metrics was updated from `metallb_bfd_<metric_name>` to `frrk8s_bfd_<metric_name>`.
+
+To view all the metrics in the new format, see xref:../networking/metallb/metallb-troubleshoot-support.adoc#nw-metallb-metrics_metallb-troubleshoot-support[MetalLB metrics for BGP and BFD].
+
 [id="ocp-4-17-registry"]
 === Registry