diff --git a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
index b222c3d8b..8966b4b0d 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/changelog.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Changes in 3.9.7
 
 3)  Use '-m addrtype' in detectnet interface output rules.
 
+4)  Fix find_hosts_by_option().
+
+5)  Fix more hosts file bugs.
+
 Changes in 3.9.6
 
 1)  Fix parsing problems in protocol handling.
diff --git a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
index f04df2a76..c30bb2078 100644
--- a/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall-common/releasenotes.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Problems corrected in 3.9.7.
         Access to an undefined value at Rules.pm line 1656.
 	Incorrect rule generation.
 
+2)  Specifying 'maclist' in the hosts file's OPTION column now works.
+
+3)  A number of problems with handling the hosts file have been
+    corrected. These problems are characterized by Perl run-time
+    errors.
+
 Other changes in Shorewall 3.9.6.
 
 None.