diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 98391a0bc2..b73bf6935a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.8.2b1 released ---
+
 3220.	[bug]		Change #3186 was incomplete; dns_db_rpz_findips()
                         could fail to set the database version correctly,
                         causing an assertion failure. [RT #26180]
@@ -10,8 +12,6 @@
 
 3216.   [bug]           resolver.c:validated() was not thread-safe. [RT #26478]
 
-	--- 9.8.2b1 released ---
-
 3213.	[doc]		Clarify ixfr-from-differences behavior. [RT #25188]
 
 3212.	[bug]		rbtdb.c: failed to remove a node from the deadnodes