diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
index 46c9b843b8ce..b86feae10028 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
@@ -945,6 +945,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       timeout = 24 * 3600;
       platforms = lib.platforms.all;
       inherit (bootPkgs.ghc.meta) license;
+    }
+    // lib.optionalAttrs (rev == null) {
+      changelog = "https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghc/${version}/docs/users_guide/${version}-notes.html";
     };
 
     dontStrip = targetPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt || targetPlatform.isWasm;