diff --git a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
index 26c4a5009..2a1b46dbf 100644
--- a/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/changelog.txt
@@ -194,3 +194,5 @@ Changes since 2.0.3
 94) Avoid shell error during "shorewall stop/clear"
 
 95) Change encryption to blowfish in 'ipsecvpn' script.
+
+96) Correct rate limiting rule example.
diff --git a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
index bc641c15e..cf837a5f3 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall2/releasenotes.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ Problems corrected since 2.2.0 RC2
 
 	      local: lo:: bad variable name
 
+2) The rate limiting example in /etc/shorewall/rules has been changed
+   to use the RATE LIMIT column. 
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 Issues when migrating from Shorewall 2.0 to Shorewall 2.2:
 
diff --git a/Shorewall2/rules b/Shorewall2/rules
index 3fb526992..0e0d4fa0f 100755
--- a/Shorewall2/rules
+++ b/Shorewall2/rules
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@
 #		 to local system 192.168.1.3 with a limit of 3 per second and
 #		 a maximum burst of 10
 #
-#	#ACTION 	SOURCE	DEST            PROTO	DEST    SOURCE	ORIGINAL
-#	#                                       	PORT    PORT(S) DEST
-#	DNAT<3/sec:10>	net	loc:192.168.1.3 tcp	http
+#	#ACTION 	SOURCE	DEST            PROTO	DEST    SOURCE	ORIGINAL	RATE
+#	#                                       	PORT    PORT(S) DEST		LIMIT
+#	DNAT		net	loc:192.168.1.3 tcp	http	-	-		3/sec:10
 #
 #	Example: Redirect all locally-originating www connection requests to
 #		 port 3128 on the firewall (Squid running on the firewall