diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b3e5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Thanks for submitting a PR, your contribution is really appreciated!
+
+Here's a quick checklist that should be present in PRs:
+
+- [ ] Make sure to include reasonable tests for your change if necessary
+
+- [ ] Add a new news fragment into the changelog folder, following these guidelines:
+  * Name it `$issue_id.$type` for example `588.bug`
+  * If you don't have an issue_id change it to the PR id after creating it
+  * Ensure type is one of `removal`, `feature`, `bugfix`, `vendor`, `doc` or `trivial`
+  * Make sure to use full sentences with correct case and punctuation, for example:
+
+    ```
+    Fix issue with non-ascii contents in doctest text files.
+    ```
+
+
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG.rst
similarity index 94%
rename from CHANGELOG
rename to CHANGELOG.rst
index 65afd1b..81a5a35 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+..
+    You should *NOT* be adding new change log entries to this file, this
+    file is managed by towncrier. You *may* edit previous change logs to
+    fix problems like typo corrections or such.
+    To add a new change log entry, please see
+    https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/#adding-a-news-entry
+    We named the news folder ``changelog``
+
+.. towncrier release notes start
+
+
 1.17.0
 ------
 
diff --git a/changelog/154.doc b/changelog/154.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc92f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/154.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Introduced ``towncrier`` for ``CHANGELOG`` management.
diff --git a/changelog/_template.rst b/changelog/_template.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66fd6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_template.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{% for section in sections %}
+{% set underline = "-" %}
+{% if section %}
+{{section}}
+{{ underline * section|length }}{% set underline = "~" %}
+
+{% endif %}
+{% if sections[section] %}
+{% for category, val in definitions.items() if category in sections[section] and category != 'trivial' %}
+
+{{ definitions[category]['name'] }}
+{{ underline * definitions[category]['name']|length }}
+
+{% if definitions[category]['showcontent'] %}
+{% for text, values in sections[section][category]|dictsort(by='value') %}
+- {{ text }}{% if category != 'vendor' %} ({{ values|sort|join(', ') }}){% endif %}
+
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+- {{ sections[section][category]['']|sort|join(', ') }}
+
+
+{% endif %}
+{% if sections[section][category]|length == 0 %}
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+{% else %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d2d2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+towncrier
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac82bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[tool.towncrier]
+package = "xdist"
+filename = "CHANGELOG.rst"
+directory = "changelog/"
+title_format = "pytest-xdist {version} ({project_date})"
+template = "changelog/_template.rst"
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "removal"
+  name = "Deprecations and Removals"
+  showcontent = true
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "feature"
+  name = "Features"
+  showcontent = true
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "bugfix"
+  name = "Bug Fixes"
+  showcontent = true
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "vendor"
+  name = "Vendored Libraries"
+  showcontent = true
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "doc"
+  name = "Improved Documentation"
+  showcontent = true
+
+  [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+  directory = "trivial"
+  name = "Trivial Changes"
+  showcontent = false