diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6668a3984d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Placeholder changelog
+=====================
+
+This file is a placeholder; a version-specific ``CHANGELOG-vX.Y.rst`` will be generated during releases from fragments
+under changelogs/fragments. On release branches once a release has been created, consult the branch's version-specific
+file for changes that have occurred in that branch.
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
index c7b72ce708..8b0c103a16 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_bindir}/ansible*
 %dir %{_datadir}/ansible
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/ansible
-%doc README.rst PKG-INFO COPYING changelogs/CHANGELOG-*.rst
+%doc README.rst PKG-INFO COPYING changelogs/CHANGELOG*.rst
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/ansible*
 
 %changelog