diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/2.10.rst b/doc/whatsnew/2.10.rst
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@@ -24,5 +24,12 @@ Other Changes
 * Performance of the Similarity checker has been improved.
 
 * Added ``time.clock`` to deprecated functions/methods for python 3.3
+
 * Added ``ignored-parents`` option to the design checker to ignore specific
   classes from the ``too-many-ancestors`` check (R0901).
+
+* Don't emit ``no-member`` error if guarded behind if statement.
+
+  Ref #1162
+  Closes #1990
+  Closes #4168