diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84f7acd..ff58418 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+- Update Vulkan sdk to [vulkan-sdk-1.4.363](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers/tree/vulkan-sdk-1.4.363)
 ## [0.1.0+sdk-1.4.357](https://github.com/Rust-GPU/rspirv2/releases/tag/v0.1.0+sdk-1.4.357) - 2026-07-29
 - Initial release of rspirv2
diff --git a/xtask/src/headers.rs b/xtask/src/headers.rs
index 6e534d9..4c4f7eb 100644
--- a/xtask/src/headers.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/headers.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ pub struct HeadersUpdate {
     /// Branch or revision to point the submodule at. Defaults to the branch
     /// with the highest semver matching `vulkan-sdk-*.*.*`.
     rev: Option<String>,
+    /// Proceed updating things anyway, even if the version didn't change. Useful if submodules are in a weird state.
+    #[clap(long)]
+    force: bool,
     /// Skip running autogen to update generated files
     #[clap(long)]
     skip_autogen: bool,
     /// Skip updating the workspace version `+sdk-<version>` suffix
     #[clap(long)]
     skip_version: bool,
+    /// Skip updating the changelog
+    #[clap(long)]
+    skip_changelog: bool,
 }
 
 impl HeadersUpdate {
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ impl HeadersUpdate {
         } else {
             let branch = SubmoduleBranches::fetch(repo, SUBMODULE_PATH, BRANCH_PREFIX)?
                 .highest_semver_branch(BRANCH_PREFIX)?;
-            println!("Newest SPIR-V header version is `{branch}`");
+            println!("Resolved newest SPIR-V header version `{branch}`");
             branch
         };
 
@@ -57,12 +63,13 @@ impl HeadersUpdate {
                 &format!("submodule.{SUBMODULE_PATH}.branch"),
             ])
             .context("reading submodule branch from .gitmodules")?;
-        if old_branch.trim() == branch {
+        let old_branch = old_branch.trim();
+        if !self.force && old_branch == branch {
             println!("SPIR-V headers is already set to `{branch}`, skipping");
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        println!("Setting SPIR-V headers to `{branch}`");
+        println!("Updating SPIR-V headers from `{old_branch}` to `{branch}`");
         repo.git(&[
             "submodule",
             "set-branch",
@@ -74,10 +81,14 @@ impl HeadersUpdate {
         repo.git(&["submodule", "update", "--remote", SUBMODULE_PATH])?;
 
         if !self.skip_version {
-            set_workspace_sdk_version(repo, &branch)
+            set_workspace_sdk_version(repo, &branch, self.force)
                 .context("updating workspace sdk version suffix")?;
         }
 
+        if !self.skip_changelog {
+            update_changelog(repo, &branch).context("updating changelog")?;
+        }
+
         if !self.skip_autogen {
             println!("Running `cargo autogen`");
             let status = Command::new("cargo")
@@ -94,7 +105,7 @@ impl HeadersUpdate {
 }
 
 /// Update the workspace version `+sdk-<version>` appendix
-fn set_workspace_sdk_version(repo: &GitRepo, branch: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn set_workspace_sdk_version(repo: &GitRepo, branch: &str, force: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let sdk_version = {
         let (major, minor, patch) =
             parse_branch_semver(branch, BRANCH_PREFIX).context("failed to parse branch")?;
@@ -113,17 +124,30 @@ fn set_workspace_sdk_version(repo: &GitRepo, branch: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()>
         .context("no workspace `version` line found")?;
     let base = old_version.split('+').next().unwrap_or(old_version);
     let new_version = format!("{base}+sdk-{sdk_version}");
-    if old_version == new_version {
-        println!("Workspace version already `{new_version}`");
+    if !force && old_version == new_version {
+        println!("Workspace version already set to `{new_version}`");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    println!("Setting workspace version to `{new_version}`");
+    println!("Updating workspace version from `{old_version}` to `{new_version}`");
     let content = content.replacen(old_version, &new_version, 1);
     fs::write(&path, content).context("writing Cargo.toml")?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Update the changelog to include a sdk update message
+fn update_changelog(repo: &GitRepo, branch: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    const UNRELEASED_TAG: &str = "## [Unreleased]\n";
+    let path = repo.root.join("CHANGELOG.md");
+    let replacement = format!(
+        "{UNRELEASED_TAG}- Update Vulkan sdk to [{branch}](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers/tree/{branch})\n"
+    );
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).context("reading CHANGELOG.md")?;
+    let content = content.replacen(UNRELEASED_TAG, &replacement, 1);
+    fs::write(&path, content).context("writing CHANGELOG.md")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// List the release branches of the SPIR-V headers repo
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct HeadersList {}