diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02d71e7..1e9e86e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,21 +2,6 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-### Added
-
-### Changed
-
-### Fixed
-## v2.8.3 (2026-03-04)
-
-### Added
-
-### Changed
-
-### Fixed
-
-## 2.8.2 (2026-03-04)
-
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed version bump with `tag-version-prefix="v"` in `.npmrc` causing incorrect version format in `package.json` (e.g. `v2.8.1` instead of `2.8.1`)
diff --git a/version-bump.mjs b/version-bump.mjs
index 1a80122..e413702 100644
--- a/version-bump.mjs
+++ b/version-bump.mjs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function bumpChangelog(version) {
 	}
 
 	const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
-	const releaseHeader = `## v${version} (${today})`;
+	const releaseHeader = `## ${version} (${today})`;
 	const updated = content.replace(unreleasedHeader, releaseHeader);
 
 	const marker = "# Changelog\n\n";