diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e2324f0b..c9649449c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1076,12 +1076,15 @@ haddock: \
 # # 	cd site/api && \
 # # 	hoogle --convert=main.txt --output=default.hoo
 
+CHANGELOGSTART=`git describe --tags --abbrev=0`
+#CHANGELOGSTART=2b4e7cdb
+
 changelog-draft: \
 	$(call def-help,changelog-draft, print commits since last tag as org-mode nodes for drafting changelogs/release notes. Eg: make changelog-draft >>doc/CHANGES.draft.org )
 	@echo "* draft changelog for `git describe --tags`"
 	@echo "** project"
 	@git log --pretty=format:'ORGNODE %s (%an) %h%n%b' \
-		--abbrev-commit --date-order `git describe --tags --abbrev=0`.. \
+		--abbrev-commit --date-order $(CHANGELOGSTART).. \
 		| sed -e 's/^\*/-/' -e 's/^ORGNODE/***/' \
 		| sed -e 's/ (Simon Michael)//'
 	@echo "** hledger-lib"