diff --git a/bacnet-stack/release.sh b/bacnet-stack/release.sh
index c47b0220..0e90a809 100755
--- a/bacnet-stack/release.sh
+++ b/bacnet-stack/release.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ then
   echo "Tags the current version in subversion."
   exit 1
 fi
-
+
 # convert 0.0.0 to 0-0-0
 DOTTED_VERSION="$1"
 DASHED_VERSION="$(echo "$1" | sed 's/[\.*]/-/g')"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ echo "Creating the release files for version $DOTTED_VERSION"
 
 echo "Creating the $PROJECT change log..."
 rm $CHANGELOG
+svn update
 svn log --xml --verbose | xsltproc svn2cl.xsl - > $CHANGELOG
 if [ -z "$CHANGELOG" ]
 then