diff --git a/changelog/_template.rst b/changelog/_template.rst
index 5de4ae97ea8..5c4cc6ba07a 100644
--- a/changelog/_template.rst
+++ b/changelog/_template.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+{{ top_underline * ((top_line)|length)}}
+
 {% for section in sections %}
 {% set underline = "-" %}
 {% if section %}