diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fef3abcf6..bc80e8718 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ changelog:
 	build-changelog changelog.yaml --org PolicyEngine --repo policyengine-api --output CHANGELOG.md --template .github/changelog_template.md
 	bump-version changelog.yaml setup.py policyengine_api/constants.py
 	rm changelog_entry.yaml || true
-	touch changelog_entry.yaml 
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+	touch changelog_entry.yaml 
+
+.PHONY: install debug test-env-vars test debug-test format deploy changelog 
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diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb..0352ef9a2 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    changed:
+    - Add .PHONY for all make recipes that don't create a file of the same name.
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