diff --git a/docs/release-notes/0.10.6.md b/docs/release-notes/0.10.6.md
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@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ```{rubric} Bugfix
 ```
-* Do not raise `ImportError` when `zarr` is imported in `anndata.tests.helpers` due to `scanpy` relying on functionality there. {pr}`1343` {user}`ilan-gold`
+
+* Defer import of zarr in test helpers, as scanpy CI job relies on them {pr}`1343` {user}`ilan-gold`
 
 ```{rubric} Documentation
 ```