diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 27cb905..679ce1e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Changes in version 1.12.6
   * po/it/spec-create.po - Davide Madrisan:
     Add missing translations.
 
++ update
+  * Makefile - Davide Madrisan:
+    Make 'make dist' a bit more verbose.
+
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 Changes in version 1.12.5
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35a0270..c4b2938 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ dist: clean
 	pushd $$tmpdir/$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/ >/dev/null;\
 	tar cf - -C .. $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION) |\
 	   bzip2 -9 -c > "$$currdir"/history/$(dist_archive);\
+	[ -f "$$currdir/history/$(dist_archive)" ] && \
+	   echo "Wrote: $$currdir/history/$(dist_archive)";\
 	popd >/dev/null;\
 	rm -fr $$tmpdir