diff --git a/bzrplugins/novalog/__init__.py b/bzrplugins/novalog/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e16b2e00f8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bzrplugins/novalog/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#    Copyright 2010 OpenStack LLC
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Log format for Nova's changelog."""
+
+import bzrlib.log
+from bzrlib.osutils import format_date
+
+#
+# This is mostly stolen from bzrlib.log.GnuChangelogLogFormatter
+# The difference is that it logs the author rather than the committer
+# which for Nova always is Tarmac.
+#
+class NovaLogFormat(bzrlib.log.GnuChangelogLogFormatter):
+    preferred_levels = 1
+    def log_revision(self, revision):
+        """Log a revision, either merged or not."""
+        to_file = self.to_file
+
+        date_str = format_date(revision.rev.timestamp,
+                               revision.rev.timezone or 0,
+                               self.show_timezone,
+                               date_fmt='%Y-%m-%d',
+                               show_offset=False)
+
+        authors = revision.rev.get_apparent_authors()
+        to_file.write('%s  %s\n\n' % (date_str, ", ".join(authors)))
+
+        if revision.delta is not None and revision.delta.has_changed():
+            for c in revision.delta.added + revision.delta.removed + revision.delta.modified:
+                path, = c[:1]
+                to_file.write('\t* %s:\n' % (path,))
+            for c in revision.delta.renamed:
+                oldpath,newpath = c[:2]
+                # For renamed files, show both the old and the new path
+                to_file.write('\t* %s:\n\t* %s:\n' % (oldpath,newpath))
+            to_file.write('\n')
+
+        if not revision.rev.message:
+            to_file.write('\tNo commit message\n')
+        else:
+            message = revision.rev.message.rstrip('\r\n')
+            for l in message.split('\n'):
+                to_file.write('\t%s\n' % (l.lstrip(),))
+            to_file.write('\n')
+
+bzrlib.log.register_formatter('novalog', NovaLogFormat)
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0fd286f7d26a..ca23efd7beee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ class local_sdist(sdist):
     def run(self):
         if os.path.isdir('.bzr'):
             # We're in a bzr branch
-            log_cmd = subprocess.Popen(["bzr", "log", "--gnu"],
-                                       stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+            env = os.environ.copy()
+            env['BZR_PLUGIN_PATH'] = os.path.abspath('./bzrplugins')
+            log_cmd = subprocess.Popen(["bzr", "log", "--novalog"],
+                                       stdout=subprocess.PIPE, env=env)
             changelog = log_cmd.communicate()[0]
             with open("ChangeLog", "w") as changelog_file:
                 changelog_file.write(changelog)