diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d4a64186e..9e529028d 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog
 $Id$
 $Source$
 
+2002-05-26 Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
+    * scripts/create-release.sh, line 60: added the "-P" option (prune empty
+      directory) for the cvs checkout.
+
 2002-05-25 Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
     * libraries/common.lib.php3:
       - fixed a PHP3 bug and warnings;
diff --git a/scripts/create-release.sh b/scripts/create-release.sh
index 6724d7f52..85aa744d8 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-release.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ mkdir cvs
 cd cvs
 echo "Press [ENTER]!"
 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/phpmyadmin login
-cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/phpmyadmin co $branch phpMyAdmin
+cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/phpmyadmin co -P $branch phpMyAdmin
 
 date > phpMyAdmin/RELEASE-DATE-$1
 mv phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin-$1