diff --git a/htdp-lib/teachpack/HISTORY.txt b/htdp-lib/teachpack/HISTORY.txt
index f80ed231..2ada3a1f 100644
--- a/htdp-lib/teachpack/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/htdp-lib/teachpack/HISTORY.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version 8.11				  [Sun Oct 15 10:50:43 EDT 2023]
+
+* serious discrepancy between menu-based teaching languages and #lang
+  variants discovered; will be addressed in 8.12 
+
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Version 8.10				  [Fri Jul 14 13:17:33 CDT 2023]
 
diff --git a/htdp-test/tests/test-engine/at-top-level.rkt b/htdp-test/tests/test-engine/at-top-level.rkt
index 71281d5c..d1d429ae 100644
--- a/htdp-test/tests/test-engine/at-top-level.rkt
+++ b/htdp-test/tests/test-engine/at-top-level.rkt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (module m lang/htdp-beginner (check-expect 1 1))
 ;; this file tests that a `check-expect` all on its lonesome
-;; in the top-level of a module is not a syntax error
\ No newline at end of file
+;; in the top-level of a module is not a syntax error