diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5b1250ab5078a40a08ef884c352f3ec6b13b229..38c65b5eb26c6271240e136b062b9e42dd816cf5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Hyperledger Burrow Changelog
 ## Version 0.20.0
-This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that brings upgrades, and new grpc services.
+This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that introduces the ability to change the validator set through GovTx, transaction execution history, and fuller GRPC endpoint.
 
 #### Breaking changes
 - Address format has been changed (by Tendermint and we have followed suite) - conversion is possible but simpler to regenerated keys
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that brings upgrades, and new grpc services.
 #### Bug fixes
 - Fixed panic on nil bounds for blocks service
 
+
+
 ## Version 0.19.0
 This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that brings upgrades, safety improvements, cloud configuration, and GRPC endpoints to Burrow.
 
diff --git a/NOTES.md b/NOTES.md
index ee42b8ae3e3ab7fa1d92a859eb2b32c9bba8583a..926edb3f7e5936cecda619687cd75b894e894f10 100644
--- a/NOTES.md
+++ b/NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that introduces the ability to change the validator set through GovTx, transaction execution history, and fuller GRPC endpoint.
+
 #### Breaking changes
 - Address format has been changed (by Tendermint and we have followed suite) - conversion is possible but simpler to regenerated keys
 - JSON-RPC interface has been removed
@@ -16,3 +18,5 @@
 
 #### Bug fixes
 - Fixed panic on nil bounds for blocks service
+
+
diff --git a/project/history.go b/project/history.go
index d461c6edfb11e168ff646bf646bacc88ed30cdad..6be33f36a726127312eccdfc139a58092899411e 100644
--- a/project/history.go
+++ b/project/history.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func FullVersion() string {
 // release tagging script: ./scripts/tag_release.sh
 var History relic.ImmutableHistory = relic.NewHistory("Hyperledger Burrow").MustDeclareReleases(
 	"0.20.0",
-	`This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that brings upgrades, safety improvements, cloud configuration, and GRPC endpoints to Burrow.
+	`This is a major (pre-1.0.0) release that introduces the ability to change the validator set through GovTx, transaction execution history, and fuller GRPC endpoint.
 
 #### Breaking changes
 - Address format has been changed (by Tendermint and we have followed suite) - conversion is possible but simpler to regenerated keys