diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Series 0
+---------
+
+ * 0.1.1.0
+    * Fix test to not require existing user .ssh/known_hosts file.
+    * Added separate changelog
+
+ * 0.1.0.0  -- initial release
+
diff --git a/ssh-known-hosts.cabal b/ssh-known-hosts.cabal
--- a/ssh-known-hosts.cabal
+++ b/ssh-known-hosts.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                ssh-known-hosts
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.1.0
 synopsis:            Read and interpret the SSH known-hosts file
 
 description:
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 cabal-version:       >=1.10
 
+data-files: CHANGELOG.md
+
 library
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   exposed-modules:     Network.SSH.KnownHosts
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
   build-depends: base, HUnit, QuickCheck, text, iproute
                , test-framework, test-framework-hunit
                , test-framework-quickcheck2
-               , ssh-known-hosts
+               , ssh-known-hosts, unix
 
 source-repository head
   type:     darcs
diff --git a/test/test_ssh_known_hosts.hs b/test/test_ssh_known_hosts.hs
--- a/test/test_ssh_known_hosts.hs
+++ b/test/test_ssh_known_hosts.hs
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 module Main where
 
+import           Control.Monad (when)
 import           Data.IP.Internal
 import           Data.Monoid ((<>))
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import           Network.SSH.KnownHosts
 import           System.Environment
+import           System.Posix.Files (fileExist)
 import           Test.Framework
 import           Test.Framework.Providers.HUnit
 import           Test.Framework.Providers.QuickCheck2
@@ -84,10 +86,13 @@
        ]
 
 testReadFile = testCase "read file" $
-               do h <- readKnownHosts
-                  home <- getEnv "HOME"
-                  l <- lines <$> readFile (home <> "/.ssh/known_hosts")
-                  length h @?= length l
+               do home <- getEnv "HOME"
+                  let userfile = home <> "/.ssh/known_hosts"
+                  haveUserFile <- fileExist userfile
+                  when (haveUserFile) $ do
+                    l <- lines <$> readFile userfile
+                    h <- readKnownHosts
+                    length h @?= length l
 
 testParse1 = testCase "empty parse"
              $ parseRemotes (T.pack "") @?= []