diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88c908656..61411806b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ showlocalchanges:
 
 showreleasechanges:
 	@echo "Changes since last release: ("`darcs changes --from-tag . --count`")"
-	@darcs changes --from-tag . | grep '*'
+	@darcs changes --from-tag . --matches "not (name docs: or name site: or name tools:)" | grep '*'
 	@echo
 
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