diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8f1f518b..2aae4e7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /.libs
 /AUTHORS
 /COPYING
+/ChangeLog
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
 /TAGS
diff --git a/acprep b/acprep
index a78ebf0f..90da3d6c 100755
--- a/acprep
+++ b/acprep
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 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