diff --git a/suitesparse.spec b/suitesparse.spec
index ef4e4fd..3e22760 100644
--- a/suitesparse.spec
+++ b/suitesparse.spec
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %changelog
 * Tue Sep 03 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 4.0.2-6
 - include C++ headers (#1001943)
+- fix bogus dates in changelog
 
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.2-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 * Sun Jul 26 2009 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 3.4.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Mass_Rebuild
 
-* Thu May 27 2009 Deji Akingunola <dakingun@gmail.com> - 3.4.0-1
+* Thu May 28 2009 Deji Akingunola <dakingun@gmail.com> - 3.4.0-1
 - Update to version 3.4.0.
 
 * Tue May 19 2009 Milos Jakubicek <xjakub@fi.muni.cz> - 3.3.0-2
@@ -531,5 +532,5 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 - Modify description, other modifications for import into FE.
 - Add dist tag, cosmetic changes.
 
-* Tue Sep 08 2005 David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> 0.9-1
+* Thu Sep 08 2005 David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> 0.9-1
 - First version.