diff --git a/ros2trace/CHANGELOG.rst b/ros2trace/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e14bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ros2trace/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package ros2trace
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Add ros2cli extension that wraps tracetools_trace
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle
diff --git a/tracetools/CHANGELOG.rst b/tracetools/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57d1515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package tracetools
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Add symbol resolution utils
+* Add tracepoint definitions and wrapper macro for tracepoint functions
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle
diff --git a/tracetools_launch/CHANGELOG.rst b/tracetools_launch/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789882e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools_launch/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package tracetools_launch
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Add tracing integration into launch
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle
diff --git a/tracetools_read/CHANGELOG.rst b/tracetools_read/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c1619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools_read/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package tracetools_read
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Add trace reading functions
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle
diff --git a/tracetools_test/CHANGELOG.rst b/tracetools_test/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36df8c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools_test/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package tracetools_test
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Add tracetools_test package with utilities
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle
diff --git a/tracetools_trace/CHANGELOG.rst b/tracetools_trace/CHANGELOG.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292c5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools_trace/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Changelog for package tracetools_trace
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+* Use proper arg parser and event names completers
+* Add tracing utilities
+* Contributors: Christophe Bedard, Ingo Lütkebohle