diff --git a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
index 83c6574767..9a5311bb92 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ per-query limit with the [`memoryLimit` query option](../../aql/how-to-invoke-aq
or its default using the `--query.memory-limit` startup option. You can adjust
the global limit with the `--query.global-memory-limit` startup option.
+---
+
+Introduced in: v3.12.6
+
+The memory accounting for AQL queries has been extended to track the memory usage
+of the `MERGE()` function, `RETURN DISTINCT`, and certain uses of the `COLLECT`
+operation. More queries compared to previous 3.12 versions may get killed due to
+exceeding the memory limit as a result of the improved tracking.
+
## Adjustable Stream Transaction size
[Stream Transactions](../../develop/transactions/stream-transactions.md) may
diff --git a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
index ac5720ae8f..3ee8768a74 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
@@ -180,6 +180,24 @@ The following new metrics have been added for memory observability:
| `arangodb_transactions_internal_memory_usage` | Total memory usage of internal transactions. |
| `arangodb_transactions_rest_memory_usage` | Total memory usage of user transactions (excluding top-level AQL queries). |
+---
+
+Introduced in: v3.12.6
+
+The memory accounting for AQL queries has been extended to track the memory usage
+of the following:
+
+- Grouping with the `COLLECT` operation if the `sorted` method is used.
+- Aggregating with `COLLECT ... AGGREGATE`.
+- Deduplicating results with `RETURN DISTINCT`.
+- Using the `MERGE()` function to combine objects.
+- Internal buffers for execution blocks, late materialization, building results,
+ and distributing AQL queries in cluster deployments.
+- Internal buffers for decay, distance, and replace functions.
+- Internal buffers used by the query parser and optimizer.
+
+It is expected that the reported memory consumption is now higher.
+
## Web interface
### Shard rebalancing
diff --git a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
index 83c6574767..9a5311bb92 100644
--- a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ per-query limit with the [`memoryLimit` query option](../../aql/how-to-invoke-aq
or its default using the `--query.memory-limit` startup option. You can adjust
the global limit with the `--query.global-memory-limit` startup option.
+---
+
+Introduced in: v3.12.6
+
+The memory accounting for AQL queries has been extended to track the memory usage
+of the `MERGE()` function, `RETURN DISTINCT`, and certain uses of the `COLLECT`
+operation. More queries compared to previous 3.12 versions may get killed due to
+exceeding the memory limit as a result of the improved tracking.
+
## Adjustable Stream Transaction size
[Stream Transactions](../../develop/transactions/stream-transactions.md) may
diff --git a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
index ac5720ae8f..3ee8768a74 100644
--- a/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.13/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
@@ -180,6 +180,24 @@ The following new metrics have been added for memory observability:
| `arangodb_transactions_internal_memory_usage` | Total memory usage of internal transactions. |
| `arangodb_transactions_rest_memory_usage` | Total memory usage of user transactions (excluding top-level AQL queries). |
+---
+
+Introduced in: v3.12.6
+
+The memory accounting for AQL queries has been extended to track the memory usage
+of the following:
+
+- Grouping with the `COLLECT` operation if the `sorted` method is used.
+- Aggregating with `COLLECT ... AGGREGATE`.
+- Deduplicating results with `RETURN DISTINCT`.
+- Using the `MERGE()` function to combine objects.
+- Internal buffers for execution blocks, late materialization, building results,
+ and distributing AQL queries in cluster deployments.
+- Internal buffers for decay, distance, and replace functions.
+- Internal buffers used by the query parser and optimizer.
+
+It is expected that the reported memory consumption is now higher.
+
## Web interface
### Shard rebalancing