diff --git a/book.toml b/book.toml
index 11b31a9986..3021c4cf32 100644
--- a/book.toml
+++ b/book.toml
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ suppress_processing = [
   "docs/ART.md",
   "docs/CONTRIBUTORS.md",
   "docs/GRANT-ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md",
-  "docs/HOME.md",
   "docs/MAINTAINERS.md",
   "docs/PROJECTS.md",
   "docs/STATEMENT-OF-INCLUSIVITY.md",
   "docs/SUMMARY.md",
   "docs/VISUALIZATION.md"
 ]
+sitewide_changes = [
+  "docs/HOME.md"
+]
 
 [preprocessor.concepts]
 command = "python3 ./scripts/preprocessor_concepts.py"
diff --git a/scripts/preprocessor_git_metadata.py b/scripts/preprocessor_git_metadata.py
index b7b0034e23..da22210c69 100644
--- a/scripts/preprocessor_git_metadata.py
+++ b/scripts/preprocessor_git_metadata.py
@@ -57,6 +57,50 @@ def nobreak_span(text):
     return f'<span class="prefer-nobreak">{text}</span>'
 
 
+def get_recent_changes(contributors, *args):
+    """
+    Returns a markdown list of the most recent RECENT_CHANGES_COUNT commits.
+    """
+    recent_changes_output = subprocess.run([
+        'git', 'log',
+        # Show only last RECENT_CHANGES_COUNT commits
+        '-n', str(RECENT_CHANGES_COUNT),
+        # Get hash, date, message, author and coauthors, separated by tabs
+        # NB When there are no trailers, the line ends with a tab
+        # NB Coauthors usually have the format "name <email>" and there is
+        #    no way to tell git to strip the email, so it needs to be done
+        #    in post processing
+        '--format=%H%x09%as%x09%s%x09%an%x09%(trailers:key=co-authored-by,valueonly=true,separator=%x09)',
+        'HEAD',
+        *args
+    ], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True).stdout.splitlines()
+
+    skipped_authors = set()
+    recent_changes = '## Recent changes\n'
+
+    for line in recent_changes_output:
+        [sha, date, message, *raw_authors] = line.split('\t')
+        author_indices = []
+        for raw_author in map(cleanup_author_part, raw_authors):
+            if raw_author == '':
+                continue
+            author_index = get_real_author_index(raw_author, contributors)
+            if author_index is None:
+                skipped_authors.add(raw_author)
+                continue
+            author_indices.append(author_index)
+
+        if not author_indices:
+            continue
+
+        formatted_authors = format_multiple_authors_attribution([
+            contributors[idx]['displayName'] for idx in author_indices
+        ])
+        recent_changes += f'- {date}. {formatted_authors}. <i><a target="_blank" href={github_page_for_commit(sha)}>{message}.</a></i>\n'
+
+    return (recent_changes, skipped_authors)
+
+
 def get_author_element_for_file(filename, include_contributors, contributors, contributors_file):
     """
     Extracts git usernames of contributors to a particular file
@@ -104,37 +148,9 @@ def get_author_element_for_file(filename, include_contributors, contributors, co
     created_date = file_log_output[-1]
     modified_date = file_log_output[0]
 
-    recent_changes_output = subprocess.run([
-        'git', 'log',
-        # Show only last RECENT_CHANGES_COUNT commits
-        '-n', str(RECENT_CHANGES_COUNT),
-        # Get hash, date, message, author and coauthors, separated by tabs
-        # NB When there are no trailers, the line ends with a tab
-        # NB Coauthors usually have the format "name <email>" and there is
-        #    no way to tell git to strip the email, so it needs to be done
-        #    in post processing
-        '--format=%H%x09%as%x09%s%x09%an%x09%(trailers:key=co-authored-by,valueonly=true,separator=%x09)',
-        'HEAD', '--', filename
-    ], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True).stdout.splitlines()
-    recent_changes = '## Recent changes\n'
-    for recent_changes_line in recent_changes_output:
-        [sha, date, message, *raw_authors] = recent_changes_line.split('\t')
-        author_indices = []
-        for raw_author in map(cleanup_author_part, raw_authors):
-            # Line ended with a tab
-            if raw_author == '':
-                continue
-            author_index = get_real_author_index(raw_author, contributors)
-            if author_index is None:
-                skipped_authors.add(raw_author)
-                continue
-            author_indices.append(author_index)
-        if len(author_indices) == 0:
-            continue
-        formatted_authors = format_multiple_authors_attribution([
-            contributors[author_index]['displayName'] for author_index in author_indices
-        ])
-        recent_changes += f'- {date}. {formatted_authors}. <i><a target="_blank" href={github_page_for_commit(sha)}>{message}.</a></i>\n'
+    recent_changes, recent_skipped_authors = get_recent_changes(
+        contributors, '--', filename)
+    skipped_authors.update(recent_skipped_authors)
 
     if skipped_authors:
         print_skipping_contributors_warning(skipped_authors, contributors_file)
@@ -164,6 +180,20 @@ def add_author_info_to_chapter_rec_mut(roots, chapter, contributors, config):
     source_file_name = potential_source_file_name
 
     if source_file_name in config['suppress_processing']:
+        # Suppress processing for this page
+        return
+
+    if source_file_name in config['sitewide_changes']:
+        # Insert recent sitewide changes on page
+        footer_recent_sitewide, skipped_authors = get_recent_changes(
+            contributors, '--invert-grep', '--grep=^chore:')
+
+        if skipped_authors:
+            print_skipping_contributors_warning(
+                skipped_authors, config['contributors_file'])
+
+        # Append to end of file
+        chapter['content'] += '\n' + footer_recent_sitewide
         return
 
     header_info_element, footer_info_element = get_author_element_for_file(
@@ -172,6 +202,7 @@ def add_author_info_to_chapter_rec_mut(roots, chapter, contributors, config):
             for ext in config['attribute_file_extensions'])),
         contributors,
         config['contributors_file'])
+
     # Assumption: The title is the first header in the file
     chapter_heading_start = chapter['content'].index('# ')
     chapter_heading_end = chapter['content'].index('\n', chapter_heading_start)
@@ -225,6 +256,8 @@ def add_author_info_to_root_section(roots, section, contributors, config):
         'attribute_file_extensions', [])
     metadata_config['suppress_processing'] = metadata_config.get(
         'suppress_processing', [])
+    metadata_config['sitewide_changes'] = metadata_config.get(
+        'sitewide_changes', [])
     metadata_config['contributors_file'] = metadata_config.get(
         'contributors_file', 'CONTRIBUTORS.toml')