diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 59682ea..bb8a5ee 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This file describes changes in the PackageMaker package.
 ## Unreleased
 
   - The generated `/doc/title.xml` is ignored 
+  - Add `CHANGES.md` to package scaffold.
 
 ## 1.0.2 (2026-07-13)
 
diff --git a/gap/generate.g b/gap/generate.g
index daf7177..d3f1a7b 100644
--- a/gap/generate.g
+++ b/gap/generate.g
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ InstallGlobalFunction( PackageWizardGenerate, function( answers )
     fi;
 
     TranslateTemplate(fail, "README.md", pkginfo );
+    TranslateTemplate(fail, "CHANGES.md", pkginfo );
     TranslateTemplate(pkginfo.LicenseTemplate, "LICENSE", pkginfo );
     TranslateTemplate("PackageInfo.g.in", "PackageInfo.g", pkginfo );
     TranslateTemplate(fail, "init.g", pkginfo );
diff --git a/templates/CHANGES.md b/templates/CHANGES.md
index 2d9dab9..d420aa8 100644
--- a/templates/CHANGES.md
+++ b/templates/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 This file describes changes in the {{PackageName}} package.
 
-X.Y (YYYY-MM-DD)
+## Unreleased
   - Fix bug in ...
   - ...
 
-0.1 (YYYY-MM-DD)
+## 1.0.0 (YYYY-MM-DD)
   - Initial release
diff --git a/tst/DemoPackage.expected/CHANGES.md b/tst/DemoPackage.expected/CHANGES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941ec70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tst/DemoPackage.expected/CHANGES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+This file describes changes in the DemoPackage package.
+
+## Unreleased
+  - Fix bug in ...
+  - ...
+
+## 1.0.0 (YYYY-MM-DD)
+  - Initial release