diff --git a/build-spring-webflow/resources/changelog.txt b/build-spring-webflow/resources/changelog.txt
index aa36d41a..e2e15329 100644
--- a/build-spring-webflow/resources/changelog.txt
+++ b/build-spring-webflow/resources/changelog.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 * Fixed bug where flow was not redirecting after ViewState bind/validation error when not an Ajax request and redirectOnPause was set to true (SWF-1096).
 * Fixed bug where parent Model list could be shared by child in flow definition inheritance algorithm (SWF-1094).
 * Fixed bug where AjaxTilesView was not checking the AttributeType to determine potentially renderable Tiles Attributes (SWF-1092).
+* Made FlowExecutionSnapshotGroup public for serialization reasons
 
 Improvements
 * Added org.springframework.webflow dm Server library definition for use in a dm Server deployment environment (SWF-1067)
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
index e551e4a2..f797f1d5 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.webflow.execution.FlowExecution;
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @author Erwin Vervaet
  */
-class SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot extends FlowExecutionSnapshot implements Externalizable {
+public class SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot extends FlowExecutionSnapshot implements Externalizable {
 
 	private byte[] flowExecutionData;