diff --git a/devscripts/make_changelog.py b/devscripts/make_changelog.py
index 0bcfa6ae72..eb0e3082f9 100644
--- a/devscripts/make_changelog.py
+++ b/devscripts/make_changelog.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class CommitRange:
         (?:\ \((?P<issues>\#\d+(?:,\ \#\d+)*)\))?
         ''', re.VERBOSE | re.DOTALL)
     EXTRACTOR_INDICATOR_RE = re.compile(r'(?:Fix|Add)\s+Extractors?', re.IGNORECASE)
+    REVERT_RE = re.compile(r'(?i:Revert)\s+([\da-f]{40})')
     FIXES_RE = re.compile(r'(?i:Fix(?:es)?(?:\s+bugs?)?(?:\s+in|\s+for)?|Revert)\s+([\da-f]{40})')
     UPSTREAM_MERGE_RE = re.compile(r'Update to ytdl-commit-([\da-f]+)')
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ def _get_commits_and_fixes(self, default_author):
             self.COMMAND, 'log', f'--format=%H%n%s%n%b%n{self.COMMIT_SEPARATOR}',
             f'{self._start}..{self._end}' if self._start else self._end).stdout
 
-        commits = {}
+        commits, reverts = {}, {}
         fixes = defaultdict(list)
         lines = iter(result.splitlines(False))
         for i, commit_hash in enumerate(lines):
@@ -300,6 +301,11 @@ def _get_commits_and_fixes(self, default_author):
                 logger.debug(f'Reached Release commit, breaking: {commit}')
                 break
 
+            revert_match = self.REVERT_RE.fullmatch(commit.short)
+            if revert_match:
+                reverts[revert_match.group(1)] = commit
+                continue
+
             fix_match = self.FIXES_RE.search(commit.short)
             if fix_match:
                 commitish = fix_match.group(1)
@@ -307,6 +313,13 @@ def _get_commits_and_fixes(self, default_author):
 
             commits[commit.hash] = commit
 
+        for commitish, revert_commit in reverts.items():
+            reverted = commits.pop(commitish, None)
+            if reverted:
+                logger.debug(f'{commit} fully reverted {reverted}')
+            else:
+                commits[revert_commit.hash] = revert_commit
+
         for commitish, fix_commits in fixes.items():
             if commitish in commits:
                 hashes = ', '.join(commit.hash[:HASH_LENGTH] for commit in fix_commits)