diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4813d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+* Wed Feb 23 2022 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-4
+- spec clean ups
+
+* Fri Jan 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.3-4
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Fri Jul 23 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.3-3
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Thu Jul 01 2021 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-2
+- Use lowername for sub package
+
+* Sun Jun 27 2021 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-1
+- Initial package
diff --git a/python-lfpykit.spec b/python-lfpykit.spec
index 3b7553d..4e4c549 100644
--- a/python-lfpykit.spec
+++ b/python-lfpykit.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00490}
 
 Name:           python-lfpykit
 Version:        0.3
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        %autorelease
 Summary:        Electrostatic models for multicompartment neuron models
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -108,18 +108,4 @@ find . -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i '/^#![  ]*\/usr\/bin\/env.*$/ d' {} 2>/
 %doc examples
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Feb 23 2022 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-4
-- spec clean ups
-
-* Fri Jan 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.3-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Jul 23 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.3-3
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jul 01 2021 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-2
-- Use lowername for sub package
-
-* Sun Jun 27 2021 Ankur Sinha <ankursinha AT fedoraproject DOT org> - 0.3-1
-- Initial package
-
+%autochangelog