diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/inotify.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/inotify.mdwn
index fd81366d44..cb9bd0edca 100644
--- a/doc/design/assistant/inotify.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/assistant/inotify.mdwn
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ available!
 * honor .gitignore, not adding files it excludes (difficult, probably
   needs my own .gitignore parser to avoid excessive running of git commands
   to check for ignored files)
+* There needs to be a way for a new version of git-annex, when installed,
+  to restart any running watch or assistant daemons. Or for the daemons
+  to somehow detect it's been upgraded and restart themselves. Needed
+  to allow for imcompatable changes and, I suppose, for security upgrades..
 
 ## beyond Linux