diff --git a/CHANGELOG-EE b/CHANGELOG-EE
index 37a37ecbfb..e996733205 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-EE
+++ b/CHANGELOG-EE
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v 7.2.0
+  - Better logging for the JIRA issue closing service
+
 v 7.1.0
   - Synchronize LDAP-enabled GitLab administrators with an LDAP group (Marvin Frick, sponsored by SinnerSchrader)
   - Synchronize SSH keys with LDAP (Oleg Girko (Jolla) and Marvin Frick (SinnerSchrader))
diff --git a/app/models/project_services/jira_service.rb b/app/models/project_services/jira_service.rb
index 594472bd82..da2e47bebc 100644
--- a/app/models/project_services/jira_service.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_services/jira_service.rb
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ class JiraService < Service
       }
     }
 
+    json_body = message.to_json
+    Rails.logger.info("#{self.class.name}: sending POST with body #{json_body} to #{url}")
+
     JiraService.post(
       url,
-      body: message.to_json,
+      body: json_body,
       headers: {
         'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
         'Authorization' => "Basic #{auth}"