diff --git a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
index 90a9f49ee9..ed9fc5c738 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/incompatible-changes-in-3-12.md
@@ -248,8 +248,21 @@ This following startup options of arangodump are obsolete from ArangoDB 3.12 on:
   time range with the MMFiles storage engine. It had no effect for the RocksDB 
   storage engine and so it is removed now.
 
+
 ### arangoimport
 
+#### Maximum number of import errors
+
+The new `--max-errors` startup option limits the amount of errors displayed by
+_arangoimport_, and the import is stopped when this value is reached.
+The default value is `20`.
+
+Previously, the import would continue even when there were many errors. To
+achieve a similar behavior with the new version, set the value of `--max-errors`
+to a high value.
+
+#### Automatic file format detection
+
 *arangoimport* now automatically detects the type of the import file based on
 the file extension. The default value of the `--type` startup option has been
 changed from `json` to `auto`. You might need to explicitly specify the `--type`
diff --git a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
index f9d64bab93..3d53eb0d13 100644
--- a/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
+++ b/site/content/3.12/release-notes/version-3.12/whats-new-in-3-12.md
@@ -522,6 +522,18 @@ _arangodump_ operations on the server:
 
 ### arangoimport
 
+#### Maximum number of import errors
+
+The following startup option has been added to _arangoimport_:
+
+- `--max-errors`: The maximum number of errors after which the import is stopped.
+  The default value is `20`.
+
+You can use this option to limit the amount of errors displayed by _arangoimport_,
+and to abort the import after this value has been reached.
+
+#### Automatic file format detection
+
 The default value for the `--type` startup option has been changed from `json`
 to `auto`. *arangoimport* now automatically detects the type of the import file
 based on the file extension.