diff --git a/packaging/subsurface.changes b/packaging/subsurface.changes
index 235bfb9d8..114664378 100644
--- a/packaging/subsurface.changes
+++ b/packaging/subsurface.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
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+Mon Oct 24 04:22:35 PDT 2011 - Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> 1.1-5
+
+- apply the patches upstream and now start maintaining the spec file
+  and changelog in the subsurface git
+
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 Mon Oct 24 02:12:27 PDT 2011 - Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org> 1.1-4