diff --git a/Tools/mkchlog.sh b/Tools/mkchlog.sh
index de465a174..dbcb65664 100644
--- a/Tools/mkchlog.sh
+++ b/Tools/mkchlog.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 svn log -rHEAD --xml --verbose | xsltproc /usr/local/share/svn2cl/svn2cl.xsl - > ChangeLog.new
+svn up ChangeLog
 cat ChangeLog >> ChangeLog.new
 mv ChangeLog.new ChangeLog
 $EDITOR ChangeLog