diff --git a/Shorewall/README.txt b/Shorewall/README.txt
index 0eeb544af..45f1d3817 100644
--- a/Shorewall/README.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is the Shorewall 4.3 development branch of SVN.
+This is the Shorewall 4.4 stable branch of Git.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index d9c1704de..f161bb203 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Shorewall 4.4.0 patch release 1.
     Token Bucket" queuing discipline where realtime traffic such as
     VOIP is being used.
 
+    HTB remains the default queuing discipline.
+
 3)  Support for the "flow" traffic classifier has been added. This
     classifier can help prevent multi-connection applications such as
     BitTorrent from using an unfair amount of bandwidth.
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ None.
                    Shorewall-perl packages. Has everything needed
                    to create an IPv4 firewall.
 
+		   Shorewall-shell is no longer available.
+
     - Shorewall6.  Requires Shorewall. Adds the components necessary to
       		   create an IPv6 firewall.