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diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-validator-pkg-a6565a2d4fbfa1d8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-validator-pkg-a6565a2d4fbfa1d8.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - A new ``neutron_lib.validators`` package is now available where the
+    existing definitions from the ``validators`` module are now in
+    ``neutron_lib.validators.__init__`` and subsequent per-component
+    validators can be created in their own validators sub-module.
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