diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7b325171fb..65b344efe4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
  Changes between 1.1.1 and 3.0.0 [xx XXX xxxx]
 
+  *) Deprecated the public definition of ERR_STATE as well as the function
+     ERR_get_state().  This is done in preparation of making ERR_STATE an
+     opaque type.
+     [Richard Levitte]
+
   *) Added ERR functionality to give callers access to the stored function
      names that have replaced the older function code based functions.