diff --git a/tools/check-changelog b/tools/check-changelog
index 1409be9f0..60692033f 100644
--- a/tools/check-changelog
+++ b/tools/check-changelog
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo "looking for change log"
 git remote add upstream https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma.git
 git fetch upstream ${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME}:refs/remotes/upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
 
-git diff --raw upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME HEAD -- changelog.d | \
+git diff --raw --no-renames upstream/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME HEAD -- changelog.d | \
     grep ' A\t' | grep '\.\(skip\|add\|remove\|fix\|security\)$'
 ret=$?