diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ab9aa3a272..79be983679 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ git-annex (0.22) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     for his help eliminating the infestation... for now.)
   * Make test suite not rely on a working cp -pr.
     (The Unix wars are still ON!)
+  * Git annexes can now be attached to bare git repositories.
+    (Both the local and remote host must have this version of git-annex
+    installed for it to work.)
   * Support filenames that start with a dash; when such a file is passed
     to a utility it will be escaped to avoid it being interpreted as an
-    option.
+    option. (I went a little overboard and got the type checker involved
+    in this, so such files are rather comprehensively supported now.)
   * New backends: SHA512 SHA384 SHA256 SHA224
-  * fsck: Check for and repair location log damage.
-  * Git annexes can now be attached to bare git repositories. Due to popular
-    demand. Both the local and remote host must have this version of git-annex
-    installed for it to work. This is still a semi-experimental feature;
-    use caution!
+    (Supported on systems where corresponding shaNsum commands are available.)
   * describe: New subcommand that can set or change the description of
     a repository.
   * Look for dir.git directories the same as git does.
   * Support remote urls specified as relative paths.
   * Support non-ssh remote paths that contain tilde expansions.
+  * fsck: Check for and repair location log damage.
   * Bugfix: When fsck detected and moved away corrupt file content, it did
     not update the location log.
 
diff --git a/doc/bare_repositories.mdwn b/doc/bare_repositories.mdwn
index b7ae0b316f..a9ccab8d1b 100644
--- a/doc/bare_repositories.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bare_repositories.mdwn
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-**This is still an experimental feature!** Use with caution.
-
 Due to popular demand, git-annex can now be used with bare repositories.
 
-So, for example, you can stash a file away in your
-repos's origin: `git annex move mybigfile --to origin`
+So, for example, you can stash a file away in the origin:
+`git annex move mybigfile --to origin`
 
 Of course, for that to work, the bare repository has to be on a system with
 [[git-annex-shell]] installed. If "origin" is on GitWeb, you still can't