diff --git a/.update-changes.cfg b/.update-changes.cfg
index 25e4765f27..01cdbbeac4 100644
--- a/.update-changes.cfg
+++ b/.update-changes.cfg
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ function new_version_hook
     version=$1
 
     if [ -d testing/external/bro-testing ]; then
+        echo "Updating testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing"
         ( cd testing/external/bro-testing && git fetch origin && git rev-parse origin/master ) > testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing
         git add testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing
     fi
 
     if [ -d testing/external/bro-testing-private ]; then
+        echo "Updating testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing-private"
         ( cd testing/external/bro-testing-private && git fetch origin && git rev-parse origin/master ) > testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing-private
         git add testing/external/commit-hash.bro-testing-private
     fi
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4914c1ca4e..bc05639c2e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.5-962 | 2018-09-04 12:11:14 -0500
+
+  * Improve update-changes output (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 2.5-961 | 2018-09-04 12:07:54 -0500
 
   * Sort output of a coverage unit test (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 14e4e8b138..3a2ab51ff5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5-961
+2.5-962