diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3,6 +3,68 @@
 	The global source-check and per-package <pkg>-source-check
 	targets have been removed.
 
+	Architecture: Add x86 Silvermont variant. Add several new ARM
+	variants, rework MIPS NaN logic. Support mainline binutils/gcc
+	for ARC.
+
+	Toolchains: Linaro toolchains upgraded to 2017.11 release, ARC
+	external toolchains upgraded to arc-2017.09. Libatomic is now
+	also copied for external musl based toolchains.
+	Add binutils 2.30.x and switch to binutils 2.29.x by default.
+
+	Added hardening options to build with RELRO and FORTITY.
+
+	New defconfigs: Bananapi M64, FriendlyARM Nanopi A64 & NEO2,
+	imx6slevk, imx6sx-sdb, imx6ulevk, Olimex A64-OLinuXino,
+	Orangepi lite / pc plus / pc / prime / win / win plus / zero
+	plus2, Pine64, Solidrun MacchiatoBin. Sopine.
+
+	Add utils/diffconfig, a simple utility for comparing
+	configuration files - Adapted from the version in the
+	Linux kernel.
+
+	Infrastructure: Check that the same file is not touched by
+	multiple packages, as a preparation for toplevel parallel
+	builds.
+
+	Hashes for the license files for a large number of packages
+	have been added, ensuring that license changes will not be
+	missed when packages are bumped.
+
+	Fix build issue for autotools based packages checking for C++
+	support on toolchains without C++ support and on a distro
+	lacking /lib/cpp (E.G. Arch Linux).
+
+	Support for the meson build system.
+
+	Pie charts generated by 'graph-build' or 'graph-size' are now
+	sorted according to the size of each piece.
+
+	System: Only show getty options when busybox init or sysvinit
+	are used.
+
+	ARM-trusted-firmware: Support ATF bundled in U-Boot as
+	well as U-Boot bundled in ATF.
+
+	Zlib is now a virtual package, provided by either libzlib or
+	zlib-ng, similar to openssl.
+
+	New packages: aoetools, armbian-firmware, binaries-marvell,
+	brltty, cups-filters, curlpp, daq, flatbuffers, gconf,
+	glorytun, gstreamer1-mm, imx-m4fwloader, imx-gpu-g2d,
+	json-for-modern-cpp, libcpprestsdk, libgta, libostree,
+	libupnp18, luadbi, luadbi-sqlite3, lua-utf8, lynx, meson,
+	mv-ddr-marvell, nilfs-utils, opentracing-cpp, open-lldp, pimd,
+	proj, python-flask-cors, python-jaraco-classes,
+	python-more-itertools, python-oauthlib, python-raven,
+	python-remi, python-requests-oauthlib, python-schedule,
+	python-secretstorage, python-see, python-tabledata,
+	python-txtorcon, python-xlib, qt5charts, rtl8189fs, rtl8723bu,
+	rygel, safeclib, solatus, tcf-agent, traceroute, waylandpp,
+	wolfssl, zisofs-tools, zlib-ng
+
+	Removed packages: eeprog
+
 2017.11.2, Released January 21st, 2018
 
 	Important / security related fixes.