diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index e9b1b809b9d6b40aeb36dc2bc2696725fc4a1428..3cde972085d78020897b8942085d3698888d12a1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ LICENSE header_spec=.ignore
 LLVM_REV header_spec=.ignore
 README* header_spec=.ignore
 VERSION header_spec=.ignore
+CHANGELOG.md header_spec=.ignore
 
 # Git