diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index df09eb0c..f42b9a5b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -115,3 +115,5 @@ o slog: added get_log_prio_str()
 o misc: added pthread_join_strerror()
 o YError: nicer timestamps
 o YQueue: bugfix in ETIMEDOUT
+o make: moved trace and other options from ytools.mk.in into defs.mk.in
+  to make them visible for other projects, too