diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62a3af6..63d5794 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ plantid_discord_bot-*.tar
 # Temporary files, for example, from tests.
 /tmp/
 
-# Ignore the static files directory
+# Ignore specific priv subdirectories
 priv/static/
+priv/metrics/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05641a7..329af78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 **0.1.3**
 
 - Typo corrections in README.md
+- Metrics as state, written to disk every hour
 
 **0.1.2**