diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33aa12f92..f2cf82916 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - provisioners/chef: fix `nodes_path` for Chef Zero [GH-6025, GH-6049]
   - provisioners/chef: do not error when the `node_name` is unset
     [GH-6005, GH-6064, GH-6541]
+  - provisioners/chef: only force the formatter on Chef 11 or higher
+    [GH-6278, GH-6556]
   - provisioners/puppet: apply provisioner uses correct default manifests
     with environments. [GH-5987]
   - provisioners/puppet: remove broken backticks [GH-6404]