diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - add new --serverpublicip option to support central servers behind NAT,
   coded by hoffie (#954)
 
+- replaced low-quality background image (fancy skin) of mixerboard (#970)
 
 TODO fix crash if settings are changed in ASIO4All during a connection (contained in #796)
 
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diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
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--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ CAboutDlg::CAboutDlg ( QWidget* parent ) : CBaseDlg ( parent )
         "<p>James (<a href=""https://github.com/jdrage"">jdrage</a>)</p>"
         "<p>ranfdev (<a href=""https://github.com/ranfdev"">ranfdev</a>)</p>"
         "<p>bspeer (<a href=""https://github.com/bspeer"">bspeer</a>)</p>"
+        "<p>Martin Passing (<a href=""https://github.com/passing"">passing</a>)</p>"
         "<br>" + tr ( "For details on the contributions check out the " ) +
         "<a href=""https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/graphs/contributors"">" + tr ( "Github Contributors list" ) + "</a>." );