diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 2d9dbd2bfb..f759db6551 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Versions: 3.x (for earlier see VERSION-2.x)
 #4820: Change JDK baseline for Jackson 3.0 from Java 8 to Java 17
 #4835: Remove dynamic work-arounds wrt accessing `Record` definition
 #4840: Increase minimum Android SDK required to 34 for Jackson 3.0
+#4858: Change default of `DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_NULL_FOR_PRIMITIVES`
+  to `true` for 3.0
 #4875: Remove `JsonNode.fields()` from 3.0
 #4879: Rename `TextNode` as `StringNode`; `JsonNode.xxxTextYyy()` (mostly) as
   `JsonNode.xxxStringYyy()` [JSTEP-3]
diff --git a/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.java b/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.java
index 17dcc229e6..1d9ce2ebe1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public enum DeserializationFeature implements ConfigFeature
      * is thrown to indicate this; if not, default value is used
      * (0 for 'int', 0.0 for double, same defaulting as what JVM uses).
      *<p>
-     * Feature is disabled by default.
+     * Feature is enabled by default as of Jackson 3.0 (in 2.x it was disabled).
      */
     FAIL_ON_NULL_FOR_PRIMITIVES(false),