diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 1849a14837..5e0691d31b 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -7651,3 +7651,9 @@ David  21 Oct 2011
 
     lib/
         coproc.cpp
+
+David  21 Oct 2011
+    - update_versions: touch trigger file so that feeder rereads DB
+
+    tools/
+        update_versions
diff --git a/tools/update_versions b/tools/update_versions
index 378047a329..ae7cd47c4c 100755
--- a/tools/update_versions
+++ b/tools/update_versions
@@ -445,5 +445,6 @@ function scan_apps() {
 }
 
 scan_apps();
+touch("reread_db");     // if feeder is running, tell it to reread DB
 
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