diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/641-changelog-fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/641-changelog-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28595d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/641-changelog-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "Fix ``new-ansible`` subcommand so it will not wipe the newly added extra data from ``changelog.yaml`` files (https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-build/pull/641)."
diff --git a/src/antsibull_build/new_ansible.py b/src/antsibull_build/new_ansible.py
index dc2717e6..40234b29 100644
--- a/src/antsibull_build/new_ansible.py
+++ b/src/antsibull_build/new_ansible.py
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ def new_ansible_command() -> int:
     )
 
     changelog = ChangelogData.ansible(app_ctx.extra["dest_data_dir"])
-    changelog.changes.save()
+    changelog.save()
 
     return 0