diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d317d770e..e794e4263 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = 	\
 	missing 	\
 	$(NULL)
 
-PREV_RELEASE=$(CLUTTER_MAJOR_VERSION).$$(echo "$(CLUTTER_MINOR_VERSION)-1" | bc)
+#PREV_RELEASE=$(CLUTTER_MAJOR_VERSION).$$(echo "$(CLUTTER_MINOR_VERSION)-1" | bc)
+PREV_RELEASE=git-import
 
 dist-hook:
 	@if test -d "$(srcdir)/.git"; \
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ dist-hook:
 		echo Creating ChangeLog && \
 		( cd "$(top_srcdir)" && \
 		  echo '# Generated by configure.  Do no edit.'; echo; \
-		  $(top_srcdir)/missing --run perl $(top_srcdir)/build/gen-changelog.pl $$from.0..$$to ) > ChangeLog.tmp \
+		  $(top_srcdir)/missing --run perl $(top_srcdir)/build/gen-changelog.pl $$from..$$to ) > ChangeLog.tmp \
 		&& mv -f ChangeLog.tmp $(top_distdir)/ChangeLog \
 		|| ( rm -f ChangeLog.tmp ; \
 		     echo Failed to generate ChangeLog >&2 ); \