diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Version 1.6.0:
+- changed deprecated MonadCatchIO-mtl in favor of exceptions
+- taking over maintenance (as agreed with Fernando Benavides)
diff --git a/eprocess.cabal b/eprocess.cabal
--- a/eprocess.cabal
+++ b/eprocess.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: eprocess
-version: 1.6.0
+version: 1.6.1
 cabal-version: >=1.6
 build-type: Simple
 license: BSD3
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 tested-with: GHC ==6.12.1
 data-files: LICENSE README
 data-dir: ""
-extra-source-files: Setup.hs
+extra-source-files: Setup.hs, changelog
 extra-tmp-files:
 
 source-repository head
     type:     git
-    location: git://github.com/cdupont/eprocess.git
+    location: https://github.com/cdupont/eprocess.git
 
 Library
     build-depends: base == 4.*,