diff --git a/changelog.d/313.trivial.rst b/changelog.d/313.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..963b4f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/313.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Correct :file:`tox.ini` for ``changelog`` entry to skip
+installation for semver. This should speed up the execution
+of towncrier.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 73fbfc58..5ba0ba13 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:changelog]
 description = Run towncrier to check, build, or create the CHANGELOG.rst
 basepython = python3
+skip_install = true
 deps =
     git+https://github.com/twisted/towncrier.git
 commands =