diff --git a/ares/CHANGES b/ares/CHANGES
index cfcd2e7b3be8799182cdc731a103da0668df4bd8..5ff3facff5c2330b50fc1741a9c78b1a92b165d0 100644
--- a/ares/CHANGES
+++ b/ares/CHANGES
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@
   applications using these structs with the old name will need source code
   adjustments when recompiled using c-ares 1.6.1.
 
+* November 21, 2009 (Yang Tse)
+- Added manifest stuff to Makefile.msvc.
+
 * November 20, 2009 (Yang Tse)
 - Fixed several function prototypes in man pages that were out of sync
-  with the ones declared in ares.h
+  with the ones declared in ares.h.  Added ares_free_data() along with
+  man page.  Updated ares_parse_srv_reply() and ares_parse_txt_reply()
+  with changes from Jakub Hrozek making these now return linked lists
+  instead of arrays, and merging the ares_free_data() adjustments.
 
 * November 10, 2009 (Yang Tse)
 - Updated MSVC 6.0 project files to match settings from Makefile.msvc.
diff --git a/ares/RELEASE-NOTES b/ares/RELEASE-NOTES
index 0de52de0d583bdbb284810c17ef509736a1e5e8a..d8d0a5c3524da79746c6567fcd353b2deeb42360 100644
--- a/ares/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/ares/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Changed:
  o ARES_ECANCELLED is now sent as reason for ares_cancel()
  o added ares_parse_srv_reply()
  o added ares_parse_txt_reply()
+ o added ares_free_data()
  o new --enable-symbol-hiding configure option
+ o new Makefile.msvc for any MSVC compiler or MS Visual Studio version
  o addrttl and addr6ttl structs renamed to ares_addrttl and ares_addr6ttl
 
 Fixed: