diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 611e25584d3..6932839c03f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ is collected by it.
 - Added support for new features and removed partial save mechanism in the GCS input. {issue}35847[35847] {pull}36713[36713]
 - Re-use buffers to optimise memory allocation in fingerprint mode of filestream {pull}36736[36736]
 - Allow http_endpoint input to receive PUT and PATCH requests. {pull}36734[36734]
+- Add cache processor. {pull}36786[36786]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/filebeat/cmd/root.go b/filebeat/cmd/root.go
index 2831a10bd64..20e76e748f5 100644
--- a/filebeat/cmd/root.go
+++ b/filebeat/cmd/root.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/cmd/instance"
 
 	// Import processors.
+	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/processors/cache"
 	_ "github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/processors/timestamp"
 )