diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6a5d534d..e441ad51 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ Ready to publish changes to npm?
    Pull Requests for specific labels so if you see a PR missing from the changelog,
    ensure it has been labeled `breaking`, `enhancement`, `bug`,
    `documentation` or `internal`.
+1. If you're pleased with the changelog preview,
+   `git checkout CHANGELOG.md` to reset it.
 1. Run `yarn run release` to start the release.
 
 Lerna will update the changelog, ask for a new version number, create a git tag,
diff --git a/scripts/generate-changelog.sh b/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
index 930a8879..139e737f 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-changelog.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Undo any temporary changelog entries that might have been added if the user
-# recently ran `yarn run changelog`
-git checkout CHANGELOG.md
-
 # Back up the current changelog
 mv CHANGELOG.md /tmp/cf-changelog.md