diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index fff06b960d..a020a024b7 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     *   Enable sending `CmcdData` for manifest requests in adaptive streaming
         formats DASH, HLS, and SmoothStreaming
         ([#1951](https://github.com/androidx/media/issues/1951)).
+    *   Provide `MediaCodecInfo` of the codec that will be initialized in
+        `MediaCodecRenderer.onReadyToInitializeCodec`
+        ([#1963](https://github.com/androidx/media/pull/1963)).
 *   Transformer:
     *   Update parameters of `VideoFrameProcessor.registerInputStream` and
         `VideoFrameProcessor.Listener.onInputStreamRegistered` to use `Format`.
diff --git a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
index 30daaf3d1e..fddf1873f0 100644
--- a/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
+++ b/libraries/exoplayer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/exoplayer/mediacodec/MediaCodecRenderer.java
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ public abstract class MediaCodecRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
    *
    * <p>The default implementation is a no-op.
    *
-   * @param codecInfo The {@link MediaCodecInfo} the codec which is being configured.
+   * @param codecInfo The {@link MediaCodecInfo} of the codec which will be initialized.
    * @param format The {@link Format} for which the codec is being configured.
    * @throws ExoPlaybackException If an error occurs preparing for initializing the codec.
    */