diff --git a/makerelease.sh b/makerelease.sh
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+++ b/makerelease.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+VERSION=$1
+PREV_VERSION=$2
+
+git checkout refs/tags/release-$VERSION
+git log --pretty=fuller --date=short refs/tags/release-$PREV_VERSION..HEAD > ChangeLog
+
+./configure && \
+    make dist-bzip2 && make dist-gzip && make dist-xz || echo "error"
+make distclean