diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 22004777..a76cf356 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /.libs
 /AUTHORS
 /COPYING
+/ChangeLog
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
 /TAGS
diff --git a/acprep b/acprep
index 252a9aab..0d8ed00e 100755
--- a/acprep
+++ b/acprep
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.61
 export AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9
 
-touch AUTHORS COPYING
+touch AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog
 
 cmd=$(which glibtoolize 2>&1)
 if [ -x "$cmd" ]; then