diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe36ccb..b879359 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ a_find_program(CAT_EXECUTABLE cat TRUE)
 if(EXISTS ${SOURCE_DIR}/.git/HEAD AND GIT_EXECUTABLE)
 
   # generate
+message("Generating changelog...")
 execute_process(
   COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} log
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_DIR}