2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e69de29..019ffa6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The ChangeLog is auto-generated when releasing. If you are seeing this, use
+'git log' for a detailed list of changes.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f0b122a..5cc6cbe 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -28,4 +28,14 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =                      \
 	$(srcdir)/m4/ltversion.m4           \
 	$(srcdir)/m4/gtk-doc.m4
 
+# Build ChangeLog from GIT  history
+ChangeLog:
+	$(AM_V_GEN) if test -d $(top_srcdir)/.git; then \
+		GIT_DIR="$(top_srcdir)/.git" git log --stat > $@; \
+	fi
+
+dist: ChangeLog
+
+.PHONY: ChangeLog
+
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk