diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * atomic switch of memtables and sstables (CASSANDRA-2284)
  * add pluggable SeedProvider (CASSANDRA-1669)
  * Fix clustertool to not throw exception when calling get_endpoints (CASSANDRA-2437)
+ * upgrade to thrift 0.6 (CASSANDRA-2412) 
+
 
 0.7.5
  * Avoid seeking when sstable2json exports the entire file (CASSANDRA-2318)
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