diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 146ba4e8c..59d03d09f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Check that the CHANGELOG has been modified in the current branch
           command: |
-            git whatchanged --name-only --pretty="" origin..HEAD | grep CHANGELOG
+            git log --name-only --pretty="" --raw --no-merges origin..HEAD | grep CHANGELOG
 
   # Check that the CHANGELOG max line length does not exceed 80 characters
   lint-changelog:
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ jobs:
             helm repo add elastic https://helm.elastic.co
             helm repo update
             helm install elastic-operator elastic/eck-operator
-            
+
             # Deploy a two-nodes elasticsearch cluster
             kubectl apply -f src/helm/manifests/data-lake.yml
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3b6ce9f..5601457c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix type of `statement.result.score.scaled` from `int` to `Decimal`
+- Replace deprecated `git whatchanged` command in CI.
 
 ## [5.0.1] - 2024-07-11