diff --git a/mutt.changes b/mutt.changes
index 3a22ce4..d594da7 100644
--- a/mutt.changes
+++ b/mutt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 28 10:13:24 UTC 2020 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- Add an notify message about behaviour/varaible changes to inform
+  users about this (thanks to Roger Whittaker)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 14 14:53:05 UTC 2020 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/mutt.spec b/mutt.spec
index d5056fb..530e48d 100644
--- a/mutt.spec
+++ b/mutt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package mutt
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ install -D -m 644 doc/manual.txt.gz %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%name/
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1130
 %post
 %mime_database_post
+mkdir -p %{_localstatedir}/adm/update-messages
+cat > %{_localstatedir}/adm/update-messages/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-notify <<-'EOF'
+	With %{name}-%{version} some variables and the behaviour changes:
+	   $send_multipart_alternative changes to run in batch mode on ask-yes.
+	   $write_bcc changes to default off
+	EOF
 
 %postun
 %mime_database_postun
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@ install -D -m 644 doc/manual.txt.gz %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%name/
 %{_datadir}/mutt/mailcap
 %dir %doc %{_docdir}/%name/
 %doc %{_docdir}/%name/manual.txt.gz
+%ghost %{_localstatedir}/adm/update-messages/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-notify
 
 %files doc
 %defattr(-,root,root)