diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index a0da7bab1..13deb6993 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ version 1.4.0beta77 [August 27, 2009]
 version 1.4.0beta78 [August 31, 2009]
   Converted all PNG_NO_* tests to PNG_*_SUPPORTED everywhere except pngconf.h
   Eliminated PNG_NO_FREE_ME and PNG_FREE_ME_SUPPORTED macros.
-  Use a loop instead of png_memset() to initialize row_pointers in
-    png_read_png().
+  Use png_malloc plus a loop instead of png_calloc() to initialize
+    row_pointers in png_read_png().
 
 version 1.4.0betaN [future]
   Build shared libraries with -lz and sometimes -lm.
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d41b733a8..500ab4c2a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2219,12 +2219,12 @@ version 1.4.0beta77 [August 27, 2009]
     and the "noconfig" files from the distribution.
   Moved CMakeLists.txt from scripts into the main libpng directory.
   Various bugfixes and improvements to CMakeLists.txt (Philip Lowman)
-  Use a loop instead of png_memset() to initialize row_pointers in
-    png_read_png().
 
 version 1.4.0beta78 [August 31, 2009]
   Converted all PNG_NO_* tests to PNG_*_SUPPORTED everywhere except pngconf.h
   Eliminated PNG_NO_FREE_ME and PNG_FREE_ME_SUPPORTED macros.
+  Use png_malloc plus a loop instead of png_calloc() to initialize
+    row_pointers in png_read_png().
 
 version 1.4.0betaN [future]
   Build shared libraries with -lz and sometimes -lm.