diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c12933b18..18f05f495 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ debian-installer (20040204) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       limitations in main-menu (see #218774). Driver floppy loading will now
       be started by cdrom-detect if it fails to find a CD.
     - Version the mtools build-dep. Closes: #225584
+    - Let HOST, BASEDIR, or DIR be set in the environment before running
+      daily-build, to override the defaults.
   * Richard Hirst
     - ia64: Fix cdrom to autoboot, and tidy up kernel params.  Partial
       fix for 227114.