diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/files.test.js.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/files.test.js.snap
index b84084a..27bcebb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/files.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/files.test.js.snap
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 exports[`Files should create, and update CHANGELOG.md version with a comparison urls: urls and paths, no release commit 1`] = `
 "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## 1.0.0 (2022-10-01)
 
 ### Features
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 exports[`Files should create, and update CHANGELOG.md version with a comparison urls: urls and paths, release commit 1`] = `
 "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## [1.0.0](https://localhost/lorem/ipsum/comparmock/REALFIRST2345d421231231312312345dca11235...LASTg45b597123453031234555b6d25574ccacee) (2022-10-01)
 
 ### Features
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 exports[`Files should create, and update CHANGELOG.md version with a comparison urls: urls and paths, release commit, no markdown links 1`] = `
 "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## 1.0.0 (2022-10-01)
 
 ### Features
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 exports[`Files should create, and update a basic CHANGELOG.md: changelog 1`] = `
 "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯ (2022-10-01)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 9318108..ea163e9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ exports[`Commit Changelog should parse commits to produce a CHANGELOG.md with an
 {
   "changelog": "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## <semverClean>["15.0.0"]</semverClean> (2022-10-01)
 
 ",
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ exports[`Commit Changelog should parse commits to produce a CHANGELOG.md: Commit
 {
   "changelog": "# Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
 ## <semverClean>["<semverInc>[\\"0.0.100\\",\\"patch\\"]</semverInc>"]</semverClean> (2022-10-01)
 
 ",
diff --git a/src/files.js b/src/files.js
index 7fe4aed..ce510ac 100644
--- a/src/files.js
+++ b/src/files.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ const updateChangelog = (
 
   if (existsSync(changelogPath)) {
     const [tempHeader, ...tempBody] = readFileSync(changelogPath, 'utf-8').split('##');
-    header = tempHeader;
-    body = (tempBody.length && `## ${tempBody.join('##')}`) || body;
+    header = tempHeader.trim();
+    body = (tempBody.length && `## ${tempBody.join('##').trim()}`) || body;
   } else if (!isDryRun) {
     writeFileSync(changelogPath, '');
   }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const updateChangelog = (
   }
 
   const updatedBody = `## ${version} (${systemTimestamp})\n${displayCommits}`;
-  const output = `${header}\n${updatedBody}\n${body}`;
+  const output = `${header}\n\n${updatedBody}\n${body}`;
 
   if (isDryRun) {
     console.info(`\n${updatedBody}`);