diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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index 00000000..cd4250a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
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+x.x.x Release notes (yyyy-MM-dd)
+=============================================================
+### API breaking changes
+* None.
+### Enhancements
+* None.
+### Bugfixes
+* None.
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/changelog-header.sh b/scripts/changelog-header.sh
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+++ b/scripts/changelog-header.sh
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+empty_section=$(cat <<EOS
+x.x.x Release notes (yyyy-MM-dd)
+=============================================================
+### API breaking changes
+* None.
+### Enhancements
+* None.
+### Bugfixes
+* None.
+EOS)
+changelog=$(cat CHANGELOG.md)
+echo "$empty_section" > CHANGELOG.md
+echo >> CHANGELOG.md
+echo "$changelog" >> CHANGELOG.md