diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3b9dc3f..1a8ea3b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-2019-12-26  gettextize  <bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org>
-
-	* Makefile.am (SUBDIRS): Add po.
-	(EXTRA_DIST): Add config.rpath, m4/ChangeLog.
-	* configure.ac (AC_CONFIG_FILES): Add po/Makefile.in.
-
+2020-05-15 initial release
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index aea84a8..fd4a4b2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST        = config.rpath m4/ChangeLog  tinmop.asd README.org src \
 SUBDIRS           = po
 
 dist_doc_DATA     = README.org README.txt LICENSES.org CONTRIBUTING.org \
-                    doc/man.org doc/send-toot.lisp
+                    doc/man.org doc/send-toot.lisp NEWS.org Changelog
 
 confdir           = $(sysconfdir)/$(PACKAGE)
 
diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b80dc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- 2020-05-15
+  Initial release