diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index 646857c60..4f131ec74 100755
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,25 @@ Changes since 1.3.11
 
 2. "shorewall refresh" now refreshes the traffic shaping rules
 
-3. Turn off debugging after error.
+3. Turned off debugging after error.
 
-4. Various speedups.
+4. Removed drop of INVALID state output ICMP packets. 
 
-5. Remove drop of INVALID state output ICMP packets. 
-. 
+5. Replaced 'sed' invocation in separate_list() by shell code (speedup).
+
+6. Replace 'wc' invocation in list_count() by shell code (speedup)
+
+7. Replace 'sed' invocation in run_iptables() by shell code and
+   optomize (speedup)
+
+8. Only read the interfaces file once (speedup)
+
+9. Only read the policy file once (speedup)
+
+10. Remove redundant function input_chains() (duplicate of first_chains()) 
+
+11. Generate an error if 'lo' is defined in the interfaces file.
+
+12. Clarify error message where ORIGINAL DEST is specified on an
+    ACCEPT, DROP or REJECT rule.
+ 
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 0cd2c9490..e2f6a74c0 100755
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ New features include:
 2) "shorewall debug [re]start" now turns off debugging after an error
    occurs. This places the point of the failure near the end of the
    trace rather than up in the middle of it.
-3) "shorewall [re]start" has been speeded up by approximately 15% with
+3) "shorewall [re]start" has been speeded up by approximately 40% with
    my configuration. Your milage may vary.