diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83ef63d16b..fc673fa663 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 phpunit.xml
 composer.lock
+composer.phar
 autoload.php
 /vendor/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG-2.1.md b/CHANGELOG-2.1.md
index 374238025c..9da2ce0b59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-2.1.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-2.1.md
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ To get the diff between two versions, go to https://github.com/symfony/symfony/c
  * added a reference to the EventDispatcher on the Event
  * added a reference to the Event name on the event
  * added fluid interface to the dispatch() method which now returns the Event object
+ * added GenericEvent event class
 
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