diff --git a/make_changelog.sh b/make_changelog.sh
index f8d636cf1..f5588bba8 100755
--- a/make_changelog.sh
+++ b/make_changelog.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-    echo "Please enter a release version"
-    exit
+    echo "Inferring version name from config.xml"
+    APPVER=`cat config.xml | grep "widget " | sed 's/.* version=\"\([^\"]*\)\" xmlns.*/\1/'`
+else
+    APPVER=$1
 fi
 
-orig=$1
-VER="${orig/v/}"
+VER="${APPVER/v/}"
 read -p "Future release is v${VER}. Please press any key to confirm..."
 #github_changelog_generator -u pliablepixels -p zmNinja  --future-release v${VER}
 github_changelog_generator  --future-release v${VER}