diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c4b2539499..5ffbcf4de5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ git-annex (5.20150618) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     This bug affected git-annex unused, and potentially also transitions
     running code and other things.
   * Support git's undocumented core.sharedRepository=2 value, which
-    is equivilant to "world".
+    is equivilant to "world", and is set when a repo was created using
+    git init --shared=world.
   * On linux, pass --as-needed to linker to avoid linking with unused
     shared libraries including libyaml.