diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66d3c7f..8c4d6ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
   },
   "release-it": {
     "plugins": {
-      "./src/index.js": {}
+      "./src/index.js": {
+        "inFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
+      }
     },
     "git": {
       "commitMessage": "chore: release ${version}",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 49743ba..8de10d8 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -198,6 +198,18 @@ class ReleaseItPnpmPlugin extends Plugin {
     }
   }
 
+  async beforeRelease() {
+    const { inFile } = this.options;
+    const isDryRun = this.options["dry-run"];
+
+    this.log.exec(`Writing changelog to ${inFile}`, isDryRun);
+
+    if (inFile && !isDryRun) {
+      const { md } = await generate();
+      await this.writeChangelog(md);
+    }
+  }
+
   async release() {
     if (this.options?.disableRelease) return;