diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+Commit: 724c73f
+Author: Matt Clark
+Mon Oct 24 21:05:18 2022
+Commit subject: 
+fix where feed length is changed
+
+Commit: c31952e
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Mon Oct 24 20:17:15 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: add loop and wait period, yet to be tested
+
+Commit: 01da0f8
+Author: GitHub
+Mon Oct 24 13:37:18 2022
+Commit subject: 
+fix: fix commit hash link
+
+Commit: ab1d057
+Author: GitHub
+Mon Oct 24 13:35:20 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: add docker comment
+
+Commit: 1281e05
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Mon Oct 24 02:50:46 2022
+Commit subject: 
+docs: comment code
+
+Commit: abfa1f6
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Mon Oct 24 02:38:21 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: create posts if there is a 'new' one
+
+Commit: 2995072
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Mon Oct 24 00:51:27 2022
+Commit subject: 
+refactor: only import needed modules
+
+Commit: c761806
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 23:53:22 2022
+Commit subject: 
+refactor: try catch for geting cookie data
+
+Commit: efe8ebc
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 23:37:31 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: add new requirement, document how to login
+
+Commit: ff6d74d
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 20:26:07 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: Add Dockerfile, requirements file
+
+Commit: 807b651
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 20:07:34 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: add cohost.py boilerplate
+
+Commit: cbdd626
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 20:00:45 2022
+Commit subject: 
+style: formatting of links
+
+Commit: 737fd46
+Author: Rowan Clark
+Sun Oct 23 19:54:15 2022
+Commit subject: 
+chore: add repo scaffolding
+
+Commit: fe35c83
+Author: GitHub
+Sun Oct 23 19:45:41 2022
+Commit subject: 
+Initial commit
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # blog-to-cohost
 
 bot using [cohost.py](https://github.com/valknight/Cohost.py) and feedparser to automate posting blog posts to cohost
-
+- [blog-to-cohost](#blog-to-cohost)
+  - [System requirements](#system-requirements)
+  - [Quicktstart](#quicktstart)
+  - [Building](#building)
+    - [Python](#python)
+    - [Docker](#docker)
+  - [Changelog](#changelog)
+  - [Contributing](#contributing)
+  - [License, Credits and Disclaimers](#license-credits-and-disclaimers)
 ## System requirements
 
 - Linux (Windows may work but is not tested)
@@ -31,6 +39,11 @@ bot using [cohost.py](https://github.com/valknight/Cohost.py) and feedparser to
 <!-- steps here -->
 - `docker build -t blog-to-cohost .`
 
+## Changelog
+
+Run ./changelog to generate the changelog after your commit, then git add . && git commit --amend --no-edit to generate the changelog
+The changelog is available [here](CHANGELOG.md)
+
 ## Contributing
 
 <!-- TODO Add contributing guidelines -->
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+git log --date=local --format="Commit: "%h%n"Author: "%cn%n%ad%n"Commit subject: "%n%s%n > CHANGELOG.md
+