diff --git a/etc/check-package-size.sh b/etc/check-package-size.sh
index a6117e9b250..4431725ab0a 100755
--- a/etc/check-package-size.sh
+++ b/etc/check-package-size.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ echo "in root: gitoxide CLI"
 (enter cargo-smart-release && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 95KB)
 (enter git-actor && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 5KB)
 (enter git-pathspec && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 25KB)
+(enter git-refspec && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 5KB)
 (enter git-path && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 15KB)
 (enter git-attributes && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 15KB)
 (enter git-discover && indent cargo diet -n --package-size-limit 20KB)
diff --git a/git-refspec/CHANGELOG.md b/git-refspec/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bd0a78226c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-refspec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## Unreleased
+
+Initial release for name reservation.
+
+### Commit Statistics
+
+<csr-read-only-do-not-edit/>
+
+ - 1 commit contributed to the release.
+ - 0 commits where understood as [conventional](https://www.conventionalcommits.org).
+ - 1 unique issue was worked on: [#450](https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide/issues/450)
+
+### Commit Details
+
+<csr-read-only-do-not-edit/>
+
+<details><summary>view details</summary>
+
+ * **[#450](https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide/issues/450)**
+    - empty `git-refspec` crate for name reservation prior to implementation ([`871a3c0`](https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide/commit/871a3c054d4fe6c1e92b6f2e260b19463404509f))
+</details>
+