diff --git a/Packages/Kernel_23/changes.txt b/Packages/Kernel_23/changes.txt
index 23d0464cebc..fcc3f311848 100644
--- a/Packages/Kernel_23/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/Kernel_23/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.82 (17 October 2003) [af]
+- Reactivated deprecated code in include/CGAL/Kernel/function_objects.h
+  for constructing points from coordinates.  This is needed for the 
+  extensible kernel, in order not to require specific constructors for 
+  the point class
+
 1.81 (14 October 2003) [af]
 - Cartesian -> \ccHtmlNoLinksFrom{Cartesian}