1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 2fdd1a7e65..99fba03ff8 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ rescue LoadError
   puts "yard is not available. (sudo) gem install yard to generate yard documentation."
 end
 
-require "github_changelog_generator/task"
+begin
+  require "github_changelog_generator/task"
 
-GitHubChangelogGenerator::RakeTask.new :changelog do |config|
-  config.future_release = Chef::VERSION
-  config.enhancement_labels = "enhancement,Enhancement,New Feature,Feature".split(",")
-  config.bug_labels = "bug,Bug,Improvement,Upstream Bug".split(",")
-  config.exclude_labels = "duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix,no_changelog,Exclude From Changelog,Question,Discussion".split(",")
+  GitHubChangelogGenerator::RakeTask.new :changelog do |config|
+    config.future_release = Chef::VERSION
+    config.enhancement_labels = "enhancement,Enhancement,New Feature,Feature".split(",")
+    config.bug_labels = "bug,Bug,Improvement,Upstream Bug".split(",")
+    config.exclude_labels = "duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix,no_changelog,Exclude From Changelog,Question,Discussion".split(",")
+  end
+rescue LoadError
+  puts "github_changelog_generator is not available. gem install github_changelog_generator to generate changelogs"
 end