diff --git a/doc/whats-new.rst b/doc/whats-new.rst
index 05f7d4cf7aa..5815005289e 100644
--- a/doc/whats-new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats-new.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Enhancements
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
+- Tutorial datasets are now checked agaisnt a reference MD5 sum to confirm
+  successful download (:issue:`13921). By `Matthew Gidden
+  <https://github.com/gidden>`_.
+
 .. _whats-new.0.9.5:
 
 v0.9.5 (17 April, 2017)