diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7b268cf9c..96f99a57e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 Changes between 1.1.1 and 1.1.0
 =====================================
 
-- fix py.test to work correctly with execnet >= 1.0.0b4
+- fix py.test dist-testing to work with execnet >= 1.0.0b4 (required)
 
-- re-introduce py.test.cmdline.main for better backward compatibility 
+- re-introduce py.test.cmdline.main() for better backward compatibility 
 
-- make svnwc.update() default to interactive mode like in 1.0.x 
-  and add svnwc.update(interactive=False) to inhibit interaction.
-
-- fix a bug with path.check(versioned=True) for svn paths
+- svn paths: fix a bug with path.check(versioned=True) for svn paths,
+  allow '%' in svn paths, make svnwc.update() default to interactive mode 
+  like in 1.0.x and add svnwc.update(interactive=False) to inhibit interaction.
 
 - try harder to have deprecation warnings for py.compat.* accesses
   report a correct location
diff --git a/py/impl/path/svnwc.py b/py/impl/path/svnwc.py
index be88d59da..0d172f859 100644
--- a/py/impl/path/svnwc.py
+++ b/py/impl/path/svnwc.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ repositories = RepoCache()
 
 # svn support code 
 
-ALLOWED_CHARS = "_ -/\\=$.~+" #add characters as necessary when tested
+ALLOWED_CHARS = "_ -/\\=$.~+%" #add characters as necessary when tested
 if sys.platform == "win32":
     ALLOWED_CHARS += ":"
 ALLOWED_CHARS_HOST = ALLOWED_CHARS + '@:'