diff --git a/README b/README
index d39c730e..dc0c9bab 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ install locally by:
  7) Run:
     byobu
 
-Note that you will need to have two dependencies installed:
+Note that you will need to have a few dependencies installed:
  * screen
  * python-newt (if you want to use Byobu's configuration utility)
+ * gsed (if your sed implementation doesn't support -i)
 
 Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@gmail.com>
 2010-07-28
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 63aa51cd..1ea8f470 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ byobu (3.7) unreleased; urgency=low
     uninstall, usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys:
     - use gsed, where available; should help with BSD issues running byobu,
       LP: #651993
+  * README: add a note about gsed
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:09:14 -0500