diff --git a/bin/updates-available b/bin/updates-available
index a337c6dc..46baba64 100755
--- a/bin/updates-available
+++ b/bin/updates-available
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ mycache_timestamp=`stat -c "%Y" $mycache 2>/dev/null || echo 0`
 diff=`expr $now - $cache_timestamp`
 u=
 # If global updates-available cache is present, and newer than mycache, and
-# within expiration, use it.
+# within expiration, use it, and cache it (to preserve across reboots).
 # Only available in Jaunty+.
 if [ -r $cache -a $cache_timestamp -gt $mycache_timestamp -a $diff -lt $EXPIRATION ]; then
 	u=`grep -m 1 "^[0-9]" $cache | sed "s/\s.*$//"`
 	s=`grep -m 2 "^[0-9]" $cache | tail -n 1 | sed "s/\s.*$//"`
+	cp -a "$cache" "$mycache"
 	print_updates $u $s
 fi
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 062f4701..284c0350 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-screen-profiles (1.40) unreleased; urgency=low
+screen-profiles (1.40-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
 
+  * bin/updates-available: cache /var/run/updates-available locally, to
+    persist across reboots, LP: #344993
   * profiles/logos/suse: added a simple SuSE green on white logo
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:26:14 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:11:56 -0500
 
 screen-profiles (1.39-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low