diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 8ef179ba8d..897cfe7a7e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 0.5 dev
- * All non-seed nodes will attempt to bootstrap when started, until
-   bootstrap successfully completes. -b option is removed.
-   (CASSANDRA-438)
+ * Allow multiple simultaneous flushes, improving flush throughput 
+   on multicore systems (CASSANDRA-401)
+ * Split up locks to improve write and read throughput on multicore systems
+   (CASSANDRA-444, CASSANDRA-414)
+ * More efficient use of memory during compaction (CASSANDRA-436)
+ * autobootstrap option: when enabled, all non-seed nodes will attempt
+   to bootstrap when started, until bootstrap successfully
+   completes. -b option is removed.  (CASSANDRA-438)
  * Unless a token is manually specified in the configuration xml,
    a bootstraping node will use a token that gives it half the
    keys from the most-heavily-loaded node in the cluster,
-   instead of generating a random token. (CASSANDRA-385)
+   instead of generating a random token. 
+   (CASSANDRA-385, CASSANDRA-517)
+ * Miscellaneous bootstrap fixes (several tickets)
  * Add ability to set compaction thresholds at runtime via
    JMX / nodeprobe.  (CASSANDRA-465)
  * Add "comment" field to ColumnFamily definition. (CASSANDRA-481)
@@ -13,6 +20,16 @@
  * JSON based export and import tools (several tickets)
  * Hinted Handoff fixes (several tickets)
  * Add key cache to improve read performance (CASSANDRA-423)
+ * Simplified construction of custom ReplicationStrategy classes
+   (CASSANDRA-497)
+ * Add DCQUORUM, DCQUORUMSYNC consistency levels and corresponding
+   ReplicationStrategy / EndpointSnitch classes.  Experimental.
+   (CASSANDRA-492)
+ * Web client interface added to contrib (CASSANDRA-457)
+ * More-efficient flush for Random, CollatedOPP partitioners 
+   for normal writes (CASSANDRA-446) and bulk load (CASSANDRA-420)
+ * Add MemtableFlushAfterMinutes, a global replacement for the old 
+   per-CF FlushPeriodInMinutes setting (CASSANDRA-463)
  
 
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