diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/template.rst b/docs/releasenotes/template.rst
index a602f3bbf42..65671808185 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes/template.rst
+++ b/docs/releasenotes/template.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Fix CVE-YYYY-XXXXX
 .. note:: More information about this vulnerability included in database record :cve:`YYYY-XXXXX`
 
 TODO
-++++
+~~~~
 
 TODO