diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index ccd8b3945a4da1304d9919facea9a6ff57e6b38f..d50e69d90c00296a0a8008656cdb0cdfc90f2640 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ Dan Carley -- mysql bugfix
 Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org> -- do not error when no jobs are configured
 Jacob Anawalt <jlanawalt@gmail.com> -- pg_dump format option
 Sergio Talens-Oliag <sto@debian.org> -- pipefail fixes
+Bruno Bigras <bigras.bruno@gmail.com> -- enable tar handler in the build system
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f1a90b63b9845b037cd1e1fddd100a8ed29184e9..ad5ba599f15fa1381d92b7714cbc66e44aa26542 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ version 0.9.9 -- UNRELEASED
 	 . Fix long rotation.
 	 . Make units clearer (Closes Redmine bug #2737)
 	 . Do arithmetic using bash rather than bc (Closes: #603173)
+	tar:
+	 . Install by default. (Closes Redmine bug #2907)
     helper changes
 	dup:
 	 . Fix separate signing key usecase. Thanks to Ian Beckwith for
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ version 0.9.9 -- UNRELEASED
 	 . Make units clearer (Closes Redmine bug #2737)
 	rdiff:
 	 . Generate 4096 bits RSA keys.
+	tar:
+	 . Install by default. (Closes Redmine bug #2907)
     documentation changes
 	 . Recommend using 4096 bits RSA keys everywhere.