diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2a4b25691..bc3157c27 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 	- touched ftp code to make it coexist w/ Red Hat install better
 	- use rand/srand rather then random/srandom
 	- don't build misc directory unless it's necessary
+	- empty package files should be treated the same as files
+	  with bad magic, not as read errors
 
 2.4.8 -> 2.4.9:
 	- fix for verification on systems where a single group id