diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index 424847e8cf..712f4b4589 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* render(:partial => true) is identical to the behavior of the deprecated render_partial()
+
+* Fixed render(:partial => "...") to use an empty Hash for the local assigns #1365
+
+* Fixed Caching::Fragments::FileStore.delete to not raise an exception if the delete fails.
+
 * Deprecated all render_* methods in favor of consolidating all rendering behavior in Base#render(options). This enables more natural use of combining options, such as layouts. Examples:
 
     +---------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -1574,4 +1580,4 @@
 
 *0.7.5*
 
-* First public release
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+* First public release
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index aad581b8e7..0e2f87b468 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -473,13 +473,18 @@ def render(options = {}, deprecated_status = nil)
           render(options.merge({ 
             :text => (
               @template.render_partial_collection(
-                options[:partial], options[:collection], options[:spacer_template], options[:locals]
+                options[:partial] == true ? default_template_name : options[:partial],
+                options[:collection], options[:spacer_template],
+                options[:locals] || {}
               ) || ''
             )
           }))
 
         elsif options[:partial]
-          render(options.merge({ :text => @template.render_partial(options[:partial], options[:object], options[:locals]) }))
+          render(options.merge({ :text => @template.render_partial(
+            options[:partial] == true ? default_template_name : options[:partial],
+            options[:object], options[:locals] || {}
+          ) }))
           
         elsif options[:nothing]
           render(options.merge({ :text => "" }))
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
index 428b7dc73b..ad1415aca3 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def partials_list
   end
 
   def partial_only
-    render_partial
+    render :partial => true
   end
 
   def hello_in_a_string
@@ -238,4 +238,4 @@ def test_accessing_params_in_template
     def process_request
       TestController.process(@request, @response)
     end
-end
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+end