diff --git a/+POST_INSTALL b/+POST_INSTALL
index a72f34137..557b2c681 100644
--- a/+POST_INSTALL
+++ b/+POST_INSTALL
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ EOF
 cat /etc/rc.bak >> /etc/rc
 rm -f /etc/rc.bak
 
-echo "Writing package version"
+echo "Writing package metadata"
 mkdir -p /usr/local/opnsense/version
 if [ -f /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense ]; then
 	mv /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.last
 fi
-
 echo "%%CORE_COMMIT%%" > /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense
 echo "%%CORE_NAME%%" > /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.name
 echo "%%CORE_ABI%%" > /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.abi
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6e11eafc..5c2620e51 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+*.DS_Store
+*.codekit
+*.mo
+*.pyc
+*.sass-cache
+*.volt.php
+/src/etc/php.ini
+/src/etc/php/**
 /src/etc/pkg.conf
 /src/etc/pkg/**
 /src/etc/ssh/**
-/src/etc/php/**
-/src/etc/php.ini
 /src/lib/**
-*.DS_Store
-*.codekit
-*.sass-cache
-*.volt.php
-*.pyc
-*.mo
+/src/opnsense/changelog
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..52d68de00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Franco Fichtner <franco@opnsense.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+# SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+set -e
+
+CORE_ABI=$(cat /usr/local/opnsense/version/opnsense.abi 2> /dev/null)
+SYS_ABI=$(opnsense-verify -a 2> /dev/null)
+
+URL="https://pkg.opnsense.org"
+URL="${URL}/${SYS_ABI}/${CORE_ABI}"
+URL="${URL}/sets/changelog.txz"
+
+DESTDIR="/usr/local/opnsense/changelog"
+WORKDIR="/tmp/changelog"
+FETCH="fetch -aqT 30"
+
+rm -rf ${WORKDIR}
+mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}
+
+${FETCH} -o ${WORKDIR}/changelog.txz.sig "${URL}.sig"
+${FETCH} -o ${WORKDIR}/changelog.txz "${URL}"
+opnsense-verify -q ${WORKDIR}/changelog.txz
+
+mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}
+rm ${DESTDIR}/*
+
+tar -C ${DESTDIR} -xJf ${WORKDIR}/changelog.txz
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
index 9b2fc284a..1a39b6039 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/firmware/check.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ tmp_pkg_update_file="/tmp/pkg_updates.output"
 # Check if pkg is already runnig
 pkg_running=`ps -x | grep "pkg " | grep -v "grep"`
 if [ "$pkg_running" == "" ]; then
+      # load changelogs first
+      /usr/local/opnsense/scripts/firmware/changelog.sh
       # start pkg update
       pkg update -f > $tmp_pkg_update_file &
       pkg_running="started" # Set running state to arbitrary value