diff --git a/MATE-1.8-CHANGES.TXT b/MATE-1.8-CHANGES.TXT
index 8cbf3ad..ad4d987 100644
--- a/MATE-1.8-CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/MATE-1.8-CHANGES.TXT
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ libmatekeyring (replaced by libsecret)
 mate-doc-utils (replaced by yelp-tools)
 libmatewnck (replaced by libwnck)
 mate-character-map (replaced by gucharmap)
+
+Note:
+To enable side-by-side tiling via command line, run this command
+$ dconf write org/mate/marco/general/side-by-side-tiling true
diff --git a/UPGRADE.TXT b/UPGRADE.TXT
index 1d81364..79a4f6e 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.TXT
+++ b/UPGRADE.TXT
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ from official repository at http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/ or any other mirror
     removepkg pam
     removepkg pam_unix2
 
+5.  run xwmconfig and select xinitrc.mate-session
+    This ensures you get the latest copy of xinitrc.mate-session due to changes in mate-session-manager
+    ALWAYS run this command for both new installation or upgrade from MATE 1.6
+
 At this point you should be running MATE 1.8 on Slackware 14.1.  :-)
 
 I wish everyone good luck with this!