diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index e5c0023..efc376b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@
 - add example/irc-logger.retro
 - add example/ilo-export.retro
 - file:read-line no longer uses buffer:
+- retro-describe now using hash based name comparison
+- retro-describe small reductions in call/return overhead
 
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diff --git a/tools/retro-describe.retro b/tools/retro-describe.retro
index 3a4fd0f..a1535d1 100755
--- a/tools/retro-describe.retro
+++ b/tools/retro-describe.retro
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ the description.
 {{
   'Target var
   'LineNumber var
-  :matched? (-f) field:name @Target s:eq? ;
+  :matched? (-f) field:name s:hash @Target eq? ;
   :entry?   (-f) @LineNumber DATA-START gteq? &LineNumber v:inc ;
-  :process  (-)  &Heap [ s:keep !SourceLine matched? [ display-result ] if ] v:preserve ;
+  :process  (-)  &Heap [ s:keep !SourceLine matched? &display-result if ] v:preserve ;
 ---reveal---
   :find-and-display-entry
-    #0 !LineNumber  s:keep !Target
-    script:name [ entry? [ process ] [ drop ] choose ] file:for-each-line nl ;
+    #0 !LineNumber s:hash !Target
+    script:name [ entry? &process &drop choose ] file:for-each-line nl ;
 }}
 ~~~