diff --git a/docs/releases/1.11.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.11.10.txt
index 49e19614a519..88d2d007bf4d 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.11.10.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.11.10.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed incorrect foreign key nullification if a model has two foreign keys to
   the same model and a target model is deleted (:ticket:`29016`).
+
+* Fixed a regression where ``contrib.auth.authenticate()`` crashes if an
+  authentication backend doesn't accept ``request`` and a later one does
+  (:ticket:`29071`).
diff --git a/docs/releases/2.0.2.txt b/docs/releases/2.0.2.txt
index 06968d4ba33a..000236af2cce 100644
--- a/docs/releases/2.0.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/2.0.2.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Fixed a regression where a queryset that annotates with geometry objects
   crashes (:ticket:`29054`).
+
+* Fixed a regression where ``contrib.auth.authenticate()`` crashes if an
+  authentication backend doesn't accept ``request`` and a later one does
+  (:ticket:`29071`).