diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index bc94655b9..1380d128c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.9
 
 16) Change chain policy on OUTPUT chain with lone ACCEPT rule.
 
+17) Set IP before sourcing the params file.
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8
 
 1)  Correct handling of RATE LIMIT on NAT rules.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index c3b3fde6a..3a6275c66 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ I I I.  P R O B L E M S   C O R R E C T E D   I N   T H I S  R E L E A S E
     effective output policy was $FW->all ACCEPT, then the OUTPUT chain
     was empty and no packets could be sent.
 
+11) If find_first_interface_address() was called in the params file, a
+    fatal error occured on start/restart.
+
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