diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 313c7c4f7ccb24d0fa6a051214567e8eb35aa1c0..6ec2e510f9715e943f9b6f3e3983a1903cb7a3eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 - Brazilian and Dutch translations.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Ores are now slower to mine and cannot be mined using wooden tools anymore.
+
 ### Deprecated
 
 - Deprecated hoes to follow Minetest Game's deprecation of hoes
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index cc6f27dd98d993bd73600c0ee8ac02a0d28feedf..8e4924f60d9689f9f041913f99639f789d05e1e2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ local function add_ore(modname, description, mineral_name, oredef)
 		minetest.register_node(modname .. ":mineral_" .. mineral_name, {
 			description = S("%s Ore"):format(S(description)),
 			tiles = {"default_stone.png^" .. modname .. "_mineral_" .. mineral_name .. ".png"},
-			groups = {cracky = 3},
+			groups = {cracky = 2},
 			sounds = default_stone_sounds,
 			drop = lump_item
 		})