diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2307c82da..2c540f9bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ For older change log history see the [historic changelog](HISTORIC_CHANGELOG.md)
   - Fix hashtables to align with style guideline ([issue #1437](https://github.com/PowerShell/SqlServerDsc/issues/1437)).
   - Updated most examples to remove the need for the variable `$ConfigurationData`,
     and fixed style issues.
+  - Ignore commit in `GitVersion.yml` to force the correct initial release.
 - SqlServerMaxDop
   - Fix line endings in code which did not use the correct format.
 - SqlAlwaysOnService
diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index e0559776f..4eb3e5ecc 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ branches:
     source-branches: ['master']
 
 ignore:
-  sha: []
+  # Ignore this commit to force the correct initial release.
+  sha: [601107e9fc8a337b6dadb67b63d5100381f29700]
 merge-message-formats: {}