diff --git a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
index 33e69ddb09..5e92884c1b 100644
--- a/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/CREDITS-2.x
@@ -661,10 +661,6 @@ svarzee@github
   * Reported #2109, suggested fix: Canonical string for reference type is built incorrectly
    (2.8.11.3 / 2.9.7)
 
-Kaki King (kingkk9279@g)
-  * Reported #2449: Block one more gadget type (cve CVE-2019-14540)
-   (2.9.10)
-  
 Connor Kuhn (ckuhn@github)
   * Contributed #1341: FAIL_ON_MISSING_EXTERNAL_TYPE_ID_PROPERTY
    (2.9.0)
@@ -868,3 +864,11 @@ Joe Barnett (josephlbarnett@github)
   * Reported, contributed fix for #2404: FAIL_ON_MISSING_EXTERNAL_TYPE_ID_PROPERTY setting
     ignored when creator properties are buffered
    (2.9.10)
+
+Kaki King (kingkk9279@g)
+  * Reported #2449: Block one more gadget type (cve CVE-2019-14540)
+   (2.9.10)
+
+Jon Anderson (Jon901@github)
+  * Reported #2544: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError Thrown for compact profile1
+   (2.9.10.2)
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 36aef4ddf0..430c5fe323 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Project: jackson-databind
 
 #2526: Block two more gadget types (ehcache/JNDI - CVEs to be allocated)
   (repoerted by UltramanGaia)
+#2544: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError Thrown for compact profile1
+  (reported by Jon A)
 
 2.9.10.1 (20-Oct-2019)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ext/OptionalHandlerFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ext/OptionalHandlerFactory.java
index 011c31f830..f22e8d5dbc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ext/OptionalHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/ext/OptionalHandlerFactory.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class OptionalHandlerFactory implements java.io.Serializable
         try {
             node = org.w3c.dom.Node.class;
             doc = org.w3c.dom.Document.class;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
             // not optimal but will do
             Logger.getLogger(OptionalHandlerFactory.class.getName())
                 .log(Level.INFO, "Could not load DOM `Node` and/or `Document` classes: no DOM support");