diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-test-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/cargo-test-publish.yaml
index 2e21b5c..4869b8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-test-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-test-publish.yaml
@@ -13,13 +13,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.x'
 
-      - name: Generate changelog info
-        run: |
-          # todo: make this part of yaclog!
+      - name: Setup Python Tools
+        run:
           pip install yaclog~=1.1
-          yaclog show
-          echo "VERSION_TITLE=$(yaclog show -n)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "$(yaclog show -mb)" >> /tmp/RELEASE.md
 
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
@@ -36,6 +32,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: cargo test
 
+      - name: Generate changelog info
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          # todo: make this part of yaclog!
+          echo "VERSION_TITLE=$(yaclog show -n)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$(yaclog show -mb)" >> /tmp/RELEASE.md
+          yaclog show
+
       - name: Publish to Crates.io
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
         run: cargo publish --token ${{ secrets.CARGO_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db521d2..cf5ca4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
-All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
\ No newline at end of file
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file
+
+## Unreleased
+
+initial commit
\ No newline at end of file