diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ news
   based on user defined regular expression
 - added linking of changesets in commit messages  
 - new compact changelog with expandable commit messages
+- firstname and lastname are optional in user creation
     
 fixes
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