diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91ade431fa7..71ae53e2ebe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exe : $(LEXER_HS)
 
 init: ## Set up git hooks and ignored revisions
 	@git config core.hooksPath .githooks
-	## TODO
 
 style: ## Run the code styler
 	@find Cabal Cabal-syntax cabal-install -name '*.hs' \
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-8978 b/changelog.d/pr-8978
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa6b04fa676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-8978
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+synopsis: Use the latest cabal spec in the interactive package init
+packages: cabal-install
+prs: #8978
+
+description: {
+
+`cabal init` will now suggest version spec 3.4 when initialising new packages
+
+}