diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 44719245..c50ba239 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - vips_region_shrink() knows about alpha, helps dzsave and tiffsave
 - use expat, not libxml, for XML load ... removes a required dependency, since
   we get expat as part of glib
+- new sequential mode infrastructure is faster and more flexible
 
 8/12/16 started 8.4.5
 - allow libgsf-1.14.26 to help centos, thanks tdiprima
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 74f14f08..721da8bb 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 
+
+ 
+- VIPS_META_SEQUENTIAL will be saved to vips files, then loaded back again argh
+
+  we need to set a value that can't be saved
+
+  do we need a seq cache for reducev as well? we could have up to a 3x
+  reduction there
+
+
+
+
 - vips_object_class_install_argument() should check for duplicate priorities,
   it's been behind a few nasty bugs
 
@@ -9,23 +21,6 @@
 	vips_rot( smartcrop->sobel, &smartcrop->sobel90, VIPS_ANGLE_D90, NULL )
 
 
-- vips linecache has access there twice!
- 
-- VIPS_META_SEQUENTIAL will be saved to vips files, then loaded back again argh
-
-  we need to set a value that can't be saved
-
-  do we need a seq cache for reducev as well? we could have up to a 3x
-  reduction there
-
-
-- VIPS_META_SEQUENTIAL will be saved to vips files, then loaded back again argh
-
-  we need to set a value that can't be saved
-
-  do we need a seq cache for reducev as well? we could have up to a 3x
-  reduction there
-
 
 
  -vips linecache has access there twice!