To follow up - The App Store release notes can’t be modified but I’ve updated the release notes that I can modify to include this change, those being on the release notes page here and the newly created ones on the forums here.
Respectively, I responded to the main issue requested - I was asked to respond to regarding whether it was a bug/intentional and chose to respond further to address the issue with the missing release notes which was a mistake on my part - I’m only human!
The change happened regardless of included/missing release notes so I imagine the response from you as users would’ve been similar otherwise. You’re allowed to be upset but I’m not sure there’s anything more I can say to change that, especially that hasn’t been discussed in the forums with any of the recent VIP changes.