diff --git a/build/docs-build-needed.sh b/build/docs-build-needed.sh
index 60cb676ea7..36c6a4d2bf 100755
--- a/build/docs-build-needed.sh
+++ b/build/docs-build-needed.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ set -exo pipefail
 # NOTE(sr): we include version because that's what drives releases
 # Makefile and netlify.toml capture when the build infrastructure changes
 # ast/builtins.go and capabilities.json are driving the builtins_metadata.
-git diff --name-only --exit-code $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF docs/ Makefile build/ netlify.toml ast/builtins.go capabilities.json version/
\ No newline at end of file
+git diff --name-only --exit-code $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF docs/ Makefile build/ netlify.toml ast/builtins.go capabilities.json version/ CHANGELOG.md