Add CHANGES and release note for [GL #3978]

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+6176.  [test]          Add support for using pytest & pytest-xdist to
+                       execute the system test suite. [GL #3978]
+
 6175.  [test]          Fix the `upforwd` system test to be more reliable,
                        especially when using thread sanitizer. [GL #4069]
 

diff --git a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
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--- a/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
+++ b/doc/notes/notes-current.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ New Features
   using the ``-t`` option, allowing commands that take a long time to
   complete sufficient time to do so. :gl:`#4046`
 
+- The system test suite can now be executed with pytest (along with
+  pytest-xdist for parallel execution). :gl:`#3978`
+
 Removed Features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~