diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 9e56c1008..c02297990 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.15.3
 
 4)  Prevent perl runtime warnings with cached interface entries.
 
+5)  Fix old optimization bug.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.15.2
 
 1)  Fix broken logical naming with Proxy ARP.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 193e80b99..87774353a 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ VI.   PROBLEMS CORRECTED AND NEW FEATURES IN PRIOR RELEASES
        Use of uninitialized value in numeric comparison (<=>) 
        at /usr/share/shorewall/Shorewall/Zones.pm line 1334.
 
+4)  Under very rare circumstances, a chain could be optimized away 
+    even when there are jumps to the chain. This resulted in a
+    start/restart failure.
+
 4.4.15.2
 
 1)  Previously, proxy ARP with logical interface names did not