diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6d2e1b4..4f2ae65 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ match = "main"
 prerelease = false
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog]
-changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
 exclude_commit_patterns = [
     "chore\\(release\\):.*",
     "Merge.*",
 ]
 
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog.default_templates]
+changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
+
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
 block_start_string = "{%"
 block_end_string = "%}"