diff --git a/pkgs/shells/oil/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/oil/default.nix
index 78cef0df26f9..9df88affb9f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/oil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/oil/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
 
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ lheckemann alva ];
+    changelog = "https://www.oilshell.org/release/${version}/changelog.html";
   };
 
   passthru = {