diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d6ccc99e4..99932e007 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ikiwiki (1.25) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     subversion repos and fixing some other issues.
   * Add support for tla, contributed by Clint Adams. Closes: #385936
 
- -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Mon,  4 Sep 2006 01:33:17 -0400
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Wed,  6 Sep 2006 15:47:25 -0400
 
 ikiwiki (1.24) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/doc/recentchanges.mdwn b/doc/recentchanges.mdwn
index a40f396b6..9613f2480 100644
--- a/doc/recentchanges.mdwn
+++ b/doc/recentchanges.mdwn
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ikiwiki generates the list of recent changes by examining the
-[[Subversion]] or [[Git]] commit log. You have to have [[CGI]] set up for
-this feature to be enabled.
+history of the revision control system ([[Subversion]], etc) that the wiki
+is configured to use. You have to have [[CGI]] set up for this feature to be
+enabled.