diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-release-7c7eae1ad2f68639.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-release-7c7eae1ad2f68639.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..700eaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-release-7c7eae1ad2f68639.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Source distribution (sdist) of 1.1.4 has been fixed as the original tarball
+    included the documentation as well by mistake, resulting a significantly
+    larger file.
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 399915e..78f3e90 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     if current_version == new_version:
         raise UsageError("Current version is the same as new version")
 
-    check_changelog()
     check_git_repository_dirty()
+    check_changelog()
     run_test_release()
 
     bump_version(Path("doc/conf.py"), ["version"], current_version, new_version)