diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 * submodules support ([#1087](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1087))
 * customizable `cmdbar_bg` theme color & screen spanning selected line bg [[@gigitsu](https://github.com/gigitsu)] ([#1299](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/1299))
+* use filewatcher instead of polling updates ([#1](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1))
 
 ### Fixes
 * remove insecure dependency `ansi_term` ([#1290](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1290))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ These are the high level goals before calling out `1.0`:
 
 * log search (commit, author, sha) ([#449](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/449),[#429](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/429))
 * visualize branching structure in log tab ([#81](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/81))
-* notify-based change detection ([#1](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1))
 * interactive rebase ([#32](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/32))
 
 ## 5. <a name="limitations"></a> Known Limitations <small><sup>[Top ▲](#table-of-contents)</sup></small>