diff --git a/UPGRADE.txt b/UPGRADE.txt
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--- a/UPGRADE.txt
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@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 
 From 1.6.2 to 1.6.3:
 
+* The firmware for the IAXy has been removed from Asterisk.  It can be
+  downloaded from http://downloads.digium.com/pub/iaxy/.  To have Asterisk
+  install the firmware into its proper location, place the firmware in the
+  contrib/firmware/iax/ directory in the Asterisk source tree before running
+  "make install".
+
 * There have been some changes to the IAX2 protocol to address the security
   concerns documented in the security advisory AST-2009-006.  Please see the
   IAX2 security document, doc/IAX2-security.pdf, for information regarding
diff --git a/contrib/firmware/iax/iaxy.bin b/contrib/firmware/iax/iaxy.bin
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