diff --git a/Sources/Model/ReleaseNotes.swift b/Sources/Model/ReleaseNotes.swift
index eee8ee0..7f58c99 100644
--- a/Sources/Model/ReleaseNotes.swift
+++ b/Sources/Model/ReleaseNotes.swift
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ public struct ReleaseNotes {
 		dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd"
 		dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(secondsFromGMT: 0)
 
+		let firstLine =
+			bumpType == .none
+			? "No new release needed. These items will be part of the next release:\n"
+			: "## [\(version.tag)] - \(dateFormatter.string(from: date))\n"
+
 		return """
-			## [\(version.tag)] - \(dateFormatter.string(from: date))\n
+			\(firstLine)
 			\(notes.joined(separator: "\n\n").replacingOccurrences(of: "\"", with: "\\\""))
 			"""
 	}
diff --git a/Tests/ModelTests/ReleaseNotesTests.swift b/Tests/ModelTests/ReleaseNotesTests.swift
index 96eea45..859bb70 100644
--- a/Tests/ModelTests/ReleaseNotesTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ModelTests/ReleaseNotesTests.swift
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ReleaseNotesTests: XCTestCase {
 					]
 				).markdown,
 				"""
-				## [1.0.0] - 1970-01-01
+				No new release needed. These items will be part of the next release:
 
 				### Chores
 				* Awesome chore (abcdef)