diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index 6a5e2b0..69c9d8a 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ local PipelineBuild = {
         'cd dist/ && sha256sum * > ../sha256sum.txt',
       ],
     },
+    {
+      name: 'changelog',
+      image: 'thegeeklab/git-chglog',
+      commands: [
+        'git fetch -tq',
+        'git-chglog --no-color --no-emoji ${DRONE_TAG:---next-tag unreleased unreleased}',
+        'git-chglog --no-color --no-emoji -o CHANGELOG.md ${DRONE_TAG:---next-tag unreleased unreleased}',
+      ],
+    },
     {
       name: 'publish-gitea',
       image: 'plugins/gitea-release',
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index be414d0..3d8a66b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - cd dist/ && sha256sum * > ../sha256sum.txt
 
+- name: changelog
+  image: thegeeklab/git-chglog
+  commands:
+  - git fetch -tq
+  - git-chglog --no-color --no-emoji ${DRONE_TAG:---next-tag unreleased unreleased}
+  - git-chglog --no-color --no-emoji -o CHANGELOG.md ${DRONE_TAG:---next-tag unreleased unreleased}
+
 - name: publish-gitea
   image: plugins/gitea-release
   settings:
@@ -192,6 +199,6 @@ depends_on:
 
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 183bee0f94387357e4cb3c1f4c38c47e0b12318e3ed0cbde2637c36dea06e38e
+hmac: ccd6854d77f9c42527ab5ca2b8337c8ee904fc917b9b229e2761352f578b35e6
 
 ...
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d55068e..3d8498e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@ docs/themes/
 docs/public/
 resources/_gen/
 
+CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ba50742..0000000
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-- BUGFIX
-  - fix typos
-  - add missing defaults for parameters
-- ENHANCEMENT
-  - add parameter `verify_ssl` (default: true)
-  - add parameter `auth_timeout` (default: 5)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/corenetworks_dns.py b/plugins/modules/corenetworks_dns.py
index 63ccf71..fbe6cc6 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/corenetworks_dns.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/corenetworks_dns.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ options:
     - Only use with C(state=present).
     - This will delete all other records with the same record name and type.
     type: bool
+  throttle:
+    description:
+      - Throttle API calls in seconds.
+    default: 2
+    type: int
   state:
     description:
       - whether the record should exist or not
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ EXAMPLES = """
 RETURN = r"""# """
 
 import copy
+import time
 import traceback
 
 CORENETWORKS_IMP_ERR = None
@@ -206,6 +212,7 @@ def main():
     ttl = module.params.get("ttl")
     value = module.params.get("value")
     state = module.params.get("state")
+    throttle = module.params.get("throttle")
     is_solo = module.params.get("solo")
     params = {"name": record, "ttl": ttl}
 
@@ -227,7 +234,9 @@ def main():
 
     # perform actions
     try:
-        # request throtteling to workaround the current rate limit
+        # request throttling to workaround the rate limit
+        time.sleep(throttle)
+
         changed = False
         if api_token:
             client = CoreNetworks(api_token=api_token, auto_commit=True)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6d6fb61..10fc1f1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ known_first_party = ansiblelater
 sections = FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER
 force_single_line = true
 line_length = 99
-skip_glob = **/.env*,**/env/*,**/docs/*,**/inventory/*,**/modules/*
+skip_glob = **/.venv*,**/venv/*,**/docs/*,**/inventory/*,**/modules/*
 
 [yapf]
 based_on_style = google
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ filterwarnings =
 [coverage:run]
 omit =
     **/test/*
-    **/.env/*
+    **/.venv/*