Index: wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php	(revision 19226)
+++ wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php	(working copy)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 			$api->$key = wp_kses( $api->$key, $plugins_allowedtags );
 	}
 
-	$section = isset($_REQUEST['section']) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['section'] ) : 'description'; //Default to the Description tab, Do not translate, API returns English.
+	$section = isset($_REQUEST['section']) ? stripslashes( $_REQUEST['section'] ) : 'changelog'; //Default to the Changelog tab, Do not translate, API returns English.
 	if ( empty($section) || ! isset($api->sections[ $section ]) )
 		$section = array_shift( $section_titles = array_keys((array)$api->sections) );