diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+1.0.5 (2014/2/27)
+
+* avoid feed 0.3.9.2 which has changed its API
+
+1.0.4
+
+* fix compilation with GHC 7.4 (Fabien Andre)
+
+1.0.3
+
+* fix http-conduit usage so the feed poller doesn't die within hours
+
+1.0.2
+
+* `--use-actions` works again
+
+1.0.1
+
+* fix release notes formatting on hackage
+
+1.0 (2013/2/15)
+
+New:
+
+* more robust item detection and duplicate announcement protection, with simpler options
+* easier irc address syntax, drop -p/--port option
+* can poll https feeds
+* can poll from stdin (-)
+* can poll a file containing multiple copies of a feed (eg for testing)
+* `--cache-control` option sets a HTTP Cache-Control header
+* `--use-actions` announces with CTCP ACTIONs (like the /me command)
+
+Fixed:
+
+* updated for GHC 7.6 & current libs
+* initialises http properly on microsoft windows
+* builds threaded and optimised by default
+* thread and error handling is more robust, eg don't ignore exceptions in the irc writer thread
+* can poll urls with semicolon parameter separator (eg darcsweb's)
+* can announce item urls containing percent
+* no longer adds stray "upload:" to IRC messages
+* renamed --dupe-descriptions to `--allow-duplicates`
+* dropped --debug flag
+* new item detection and announcing is more robust
+* announcements on console are clearer
+* a simulated irc connection is not logged unless --debug-irc is used
diff --git a/rss2irc.cabal b/rss2irc.cabal
--- a/rss2irc.cabal
+++ b/rss2irc.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                rss2irc
-version:             1.0.4
+version:             1.0.5
 homepage:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/rss2irc
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -16,72 +16,12 @@
  For example, to announce Hackage uploads (like hackagebot):
  .
  > $ rss2irc http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/recent.rss mybot@irc.freenode.org/#haskell
- .
- 1.0.4
- .
- * fix compilation with GHC 7.4 (Fabien Andre)
- .
- 1.0.3
- .
- * fix http-conduit usage so the feed poller doesn't die within hours
- .
- 1.0.2
- .
- * `--use-actions` works again
- .
- 1.0.1
- .
- * fix release notes formatting on hackage
- .
- 1.0 (2013\/2\/15)
- .
- New:
- .
- * more robust item detection and duplicate announcement protection, with simpler options
- .
- * easier irc address syntax, drop -p/--port option
- .
- * can poll https feeds
- .
- * can poll from stdin (-)
- .
- * can poll a file containing multiple copies of a feed (eg for testing)
- .
- * `--cache-control` option sets a HTTP Cache-Control header
- .
- * `--use-actions` announces with CTCP ACTIONs (like the /me command)
- .
- Fixed:
- .
- * updated for GHC 7.6 & current libs
- .
- * initialises http properly on microsoft windows
- .
- * builds threaded and optimised by default
- .
- * thread and error handling is more robust, eg don't ignore exceptions in the irc writer thread
- .
- * can poll urls with semicolon parameter separator (eg darcsweb's)
- .
- * can announce item urls containing percent
- .
- * no longer adds stray "upload:" to IRC messages
- .
- * renamed --dupe-descriptions to `--allow-duplicates`
- .
- * dropped --debug flag
- .
- * new item detection and announcing is more robust
- .
- * announcements on console are clearer
- .
- * a simulated irc connection is not logged unless --debug-irc is used
- .
 
 stability:           beta
-tested-with:         GHC==7.4.2, GHC==7.6.3
+tested-with:         GHC==7.6.3
 cabal-version:       >= 1.6
 build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  CHANGES
 
 executable rss2irc
     main-is:         rss2irc.hs
@@ -95,7 +35,7 @@
                     ,containers
                     ,deepseq
                     ,irc                   >= 0.5 && < 0.6
-                    ,feed                  >= 0.3.8 && < 0.4
+                    ,feed                  >= 0.3.8 && < 0.3.9.2
                     ,http-conduit          >= 1.9 && < 2.0
                     ,resourcet             >= 0.4.4 && < 0.5
                     ,http-types            >= 0.6.4 && < 0.9