diff --git a/CHANGELOG-3.3.md b/CHANGELOG-3.3.md
index 018af2825..63ee03022 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-3.3.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-3.3.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ See [code changes](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/compare/v3.3.22...v3.3.23) an
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 - Fix [incorrect package dependency when etcd clientv3 used as libary](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/issues/12068).
-
+- Changed behavior on [existing dir permission](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/11798).
+  - Previously, the permission was not checked on existing data directory and the directory used for automatically generating self-signed certificates for TLS connections with clients. Now a check is added to make sure those directories, if already exist, has a desired permission of 700 on Linux and 777 on Windows.
+  
 ### Package `wal`
 
 ### etcd server
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ See [code changes](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/compare/v3.3.22...v3.3.23) an
 - Improve [runtime.FDUsage objects malloc of Memory Usage and CPU Usage](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/11986).
 - Improve [mvcc.watchResponse channel Memory Usage](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/11987).
 
+
 ### Go
 
 - Compile with [*Go 1.12.17*](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#go1.12).
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-3.4.md b/CHANGELOG-3.4.md
index 9c4dcbd53..1cf95d1e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-3.4.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-3.4.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ See [code changes](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/compare/v3.4.9...v3.4.10) and
 - Improve [mvcc.watchResponse channel Memory Usage](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/11987).
 - [Fix invalid Go type in etcdserverpb](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/12000).
 
+### Breaking Changes
+- Changed behavior on [existing dir permission](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/11798).
+  - Previously, the permission was not checked on existing data directory and the directory used for automatically generating self-signed certificates for TLS connections with clients. Now a check is added to make sure those directories, if already exist, has a desired permission of 700 on Linux and 777 on Windows.
+  
 ### Go
 
 - Compile with [*Go 1.12.17*](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#go1.12).