diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe9ebf1..e89fdbc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 - Release workflow authenticates via an SSH deploy key (`COMMIT_KEY`) instead of a stale PAT
+- Release commit now actually stages `CHANGELOG.md` (axion's commit hook only commits explicitly registered patterns, so the changelog patch was previously silently dropped)
 
 ## [0.2.0] - 2022-11-27
 ### Added
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index c6ff32e..fc7ec19 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ scmVersion {
     versionIncrementer("incrementMinorIfNotOnRelease", mapOf("releaseBranchPattern" to "release/.+"))
 
     hooks {
-        pre { context: HookContext -> patchChangelogToVersion(context.releaseVersion) }
+        pre { context: HookContext ->
+            patchChangelogToVersion(context.releaseVersion)
+            context.addCommitPattern("CHANGELOG.md")
+        }
         pre("commit")
     }
 }