diff --git a/docs/CHANGES b/docs/CHANGES
index a62aab767..6c99f4e9d 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES
+++ b/docs/CHANGES
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ CHANGES BETWEEN 2.8 and 2.8.1
 
     - More sanity checks.
 
+    - The  internal representation  of buffers  for LCD  rendering has
+      changed (to be more precise, the amount of padding gets computed
+      differently).  Applications  that use  the FreeType API  are not
+      affected.
+
 
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