diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index cbf7d4215b..c93c974a49 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -1420,10 +1420,13 @@ jQuery
 Django admin Javascript makes use of the `jQuery`_ library.
 
 To avoid conflicts with user-supplied scripts or libraries, Django's jQuery
-(version 1.4.2) is namespaced as ``django.jQuery``. If you want to use jQuery
+(version 1.9.1) is namespaced as ``django.jQuery``. If you want to use jQuery
 in your own admin JavaScript without including a second copy, you can use the
 ``django.jQuery`` object on changelist and add/edit views.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 1.6
+    The embedded jQuery has been upgraded from 1.4.2 to 1.9.1.
+
 The :class:`ModelAdmin` class requires jQuery by default, so there is no need
 to add jQuery to your ``ModelAdmin``'s list of media resources unless you have
 a specifc need. For example, if you require the jQuery library to be in the
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
index 8f1a4f375e..d7b1547a91 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.6.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Minor features
 * Added the :attr:`django.db.models.ForeignKey.db_constraint`
   option.
 
+* The jQuery library embedded in the admin has been upgraded to version 1.9.1.
+
 Backwards incompatible changes in 1.6
 =====================================