thodg/got

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+* got 0.1; 2019-??-??
+  initial release; see git repository history for changes up to this point
diff --git a/got-dist.txt b/got-dist.txt
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--- a/got-dist.txt
+++ b/got-dist.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+/CHANGES
 /LICENCE
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.inc