diff --git a/.github/workflows/ipa-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/ipa-changelog.yml
index dd7703aed1..2429cf639f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ipa-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ipa-changelog.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ jobs:
 
         # Check for uncommitted changes specific to CHANGELOG.md  
         uncommitted_changes=$(git status --porcelain | grep "CHANGELOG.md" || echo "")  
+
+        diff_changelog=$(git diff -- tools/spectral/ipa/CHANGELOG.md || echo "")  
   
         if [[ "${VERSION_BUMP}" == "false" && -n "${uncommitted_changes}" ]]; then  
           echo "Error: Changelog should only be updated alongside a version bump. Please restore the changelog."  
           exit 1  
         fi  
   
-        if [[ "${VERSION_BUMP}" == "true" && -z "${uncommitted_changes}" ]]; then  
+        if [[ "${VERSION_BUMP}" == "true" && -n "${diff_changelog}" ]]; then  
           echo "Error: Changelog must be updated alongside a version bump. Please run 'npm run gen-ipa-changelog' from the ipa directory and commit the changes."  
           exit 1  
         fi 
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/spectral/ipa/CHANGELOG.md
index bd48566089..f12fcce303 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ### Changelog
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are displayed in UTC.
-
-Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/package.json b/tools/spectral/ipa/package.json
index 4a467a12c5..1467c4924e 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/package.json
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@
   },
   "auto-changelog" : {
     "package" : true,
-    "commitPattern" : "[a-z]+(ipa): ",
-    "startingVersion" : "0.1.0",
-    "hideEmptyReleases" : true
+    "commitPattern": "[a-z]+\\(ipa\\):",
+    "startingVersion" : "0.0.1",
+    "hideCredit": true,  
+    "tagPattern": "none",
+    "hideEmptyReleases" : true,
+    "contributors": false,  
+    "changeCount": 0  
   }
 }