diff --git a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
index f2e08aca..185fc1e2 100644
--- a/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/project_templates/fastapi_safir_app/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 # Change log
 
-All notable changes to {{cookiecutter.name}} will be documented in this file.
+{{cookiecutter.name}} is versioned with [semver](https://semver.org/).
+Dependencies are updated to the latest available version during each release, and aren't noted here.
 
-Versioning follows [semver](https://semver.org/).
-
-Dependencies are updated to the latest available version during each release. Those changes are not noted here explicitly.
-
-This project uses [scriv](https://scriv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) to maintain the change log.
-Changes for the upcoming release can be found in [changelog.d](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_org}}/{{cookiecutter.name}}/tree/main/changelog.d/).
+Find changes for the upcoming release in the project's [changelog.d directory](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_org}}/{{cookiecutter.name}}/tree/main/changelog.d/).
 
 <!-- scriv-insert-here -->
diff --git a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
index f2e08aca..9d6d3ee8 100644
--- a/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/project_templates/square_pypi_package/{{cookiecutter.name}}/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 # Change log
 
-All notable changes to {{cookiecutter.name}} will be documented in this file.
+{{cookiecutter.name}} is versioned with [semver](https://semver.org/).
 
-Versioning follows [semver](https://semver.org/).
-
-Dependencies are updated to the latest available version during each release. Those changes are not noted here explicitly.
-
-This project uses [scriv](https://scriv.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) to maintain the change log.
-Changes for the upcoming release can be found in [changelog.d](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_org}}/{{cookiecutter.name}}/tree/main/changelog.d/).
+Find changes for the upcoming release in the project's [changelog.d directory](https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_org}}/{{cookiecutter.name}}/tree/main/changelog.d/).
 
 <!-- scriv-insert-here -->