diff --git a/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade.mdwn b/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade.mdwn
index 700ff29e41..9625e1ef2e 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade.mdwn
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ git-annex 8.20210223-2 on Debian 11/Bullseye.
 ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
 
 These sync worked fine before upgrade.
+
+> [[fixed|done]] in git-annex 8.20210803 --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade/comment_1_c6d25991ae391f2ca2dba1b4ceda704d._comment b/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade/comment_1_c6d25991ae391f2ca2dba1b4ceda704d._comment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..820b779718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/sync_failing_after_debian_bullseye_upgrade/comment_1_c6d25991ae391f2ca2dba1b4ceda704d._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2021-09-06T17:59:48Z"
+ content="""
+Upgrade -- these problems are fixed already in version 8.20210803.
+
+I have filed a debian bug report suggesting they backport the fixes.
+"""]]