diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
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+1999-07-31  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
+
+	* NEWS: Likewise.
+	* THANKS: New file.
+
 1999-07-31  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
 
 	* configure.in: Check for struct hostent_data and need for
diff --git a/libjava/NEWS b/libjava/NEWS
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+New in libgcj 2.95:
+
+* First public release
diff --git a/libjava/THANKS b/libjava/THANKS
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+libgcj wouldn't be what it is today without the help of these people:
+
+Alexandre Oliva		oliva@dcc.unicamp.br
+Alexandre Petit-Bianco	apbianco@cygnus.com
+Andrew Haley		aph@cygnus.com
+Anthony Green		green@cygnus.com
+Bonzo Armstrong 	bonzo@cygnus.com
+Bryce McKinlay		bryce@albatross.co.nz
+Eric Christopher	echristo@cygnus.com
+Geoff Berry		gcb@gnu.org
+Gilles Zunino		Gilles.Zunino@hei.fr
+Per Bothner		per@bother.com
+Stu Grossman		grossman@cygnus.com
+Tom Tromey		tromey@cygnus.com
+Urban Widmark		urban@svenskatest.se
+Warren Levy		warrenl@cygnus.com