diff --git a/.config/cliff.toml b/.config/cliff.toml
index 36eee9a..dff4c7f 100644
--- a/.config/cliff.toml
+++ b/.config/cliff.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ body = """
         ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]\
           ({{ self::remote_url() }}/compare/{{ previous.version }}..{{ version }}) - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
     {% else %}
-        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+        ## {{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }} - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
     {% endif %}
 {% else %}
     ## [unreleased]
diff --git a/template/.config/cliff.toml b/template/.config/cliff.toml
index 40f947a..c22b764 100644
--- a/template/.config/cliff.toml
+++ b/template/.config/cliff.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ body = """
         ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]\
           ({{ self::remote_url() }}/compare/{{ previous.version }}..{{ version }}) - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
     {% else %}\
-        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+        ## {{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }} - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
     {% endif %}\
 {% else %}\
     ## [unreleased]