diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 82c847d0..aaedb69c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version:
-          - 20.8.1
           - 22.0.0
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 61c3296a..d99aa339 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { format } from "url";
 import { find, merge } from "lodash-es";
 import { CommitParser } from "conventional-commits-parser";
-import writer from "./wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js";
 import { filterRevertedCommitsSync } from "conventional-commits-filter";
 import { readPackageUp } from "read-package-up";
 import debugFactory from "debug";
 import loadChangelogConfig from "./lib/load-changelog-config.js";
 import HOSTS_CONFIG from "./lib/hosts-config.js";
+import selectWriter from "./lib/select-writer.js";
 
 const debug = debugFactory("semantic-release:release-notes-generator");
 
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ export async function generateNotes(pluginConfig, context) {
   debug("issue: %o", changelogContext.issue);
   debug("commit: %o", changelogContext.commit);
 
-  return writer(parsedCommits, changelogContext, writerOpts);
+  return selectWriter(writerOpts)(parsedCommits, changelogContext, writerOpts);
 }
diff --git a/lib/select-writer.js b/lib/select-writer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acb2a90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/select-writer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import writerV8 from "../wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js";
+import writerV9 from "../wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer-v9.js";
+
+/**
+ * Select the `conventional-changelog-writer` version compatible with the loaded preset's `writerOpts`.
+ *
+ * `conventional-changelog-writer@9` replaced its Handlebars-string templates (`mainTemplate`, `headerPartial`, etc.) with plain render functions, and renamed the root template option from `mainTemplate` to `template`. Presets built against the old writer (e.g. `conventional-changelog-angular@8`) never set `writerOpts.template`; presets built against the new writer (e.g. `conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@10`) always do, as a function. The two are mutually exclusive, so this is a reliable dispatch key without needing the preset to declare its own writer version explicitly.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} writerOpts The resolved writer options from `loadChangelogConfig`.
+ * @return {Function} The `writeChangelogString` implementation matching `writerOpts`' own template architecture.
+ */
+export default function selectWriter(writerOpts) {
+  return typeof writerOpts.template === "function" ? writerV9 : writerV8;
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6d205095..fc6d0392 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "conventional-changelog-angular": "^8.0.0",
         "conventional-changelog-writer": "^8.0.0",
+        "conventional-changelog-writer-v9": "npm:conventional-changelog-writer@^9.0.0",
         "conventional-commits-filter": "^5.0.0",
         "conventional-commits-parser": "^6.0.0",
         "debug": "^4.0.0",
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
         "c8": "11.0.0",
         "conventional-changelog-atom": "5.1.0",
         "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "9.3.1",
+        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10": "npm:conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@10.2.1",
         "conventional-changelog-ember": "5.1.0",
         "conventional-changelog-eslint": "6.1.0",
         "conventional-changelog-express": "5.1.0",
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@
         "testdouble": "3.20.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20.8.1"
+        "node": ">=22.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "semantic-release": ">=20.1.0"
@@ -139,6 +141,15 @@
         "node": ">=0.1.90"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@conventional-changelog/template": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@conventional-changelog/template/-/template-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TzlTVpKPjaqW6qOYjQcYUDuGsLCNsvFHVBXkYGTAnf5V37jCWrE5haKNXzz0WZUtVHjrpV76L1buANjwXMfT8w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@gar/promisify": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@gar/promisify/-/promisify-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -1649,6 +1660,18 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Python-2.0"
     },
+    "node_modules/argue-cli": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argue-cli/-/argue-cli-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DhBpBfXL4SS2uC0N922MMajKR3CdrTG0u2or1PNYgXMsrSzViJrbtvT0nCLlLGUI0plam/ZZCs7aAauHtW9thw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://ko-fi.com/dangreen"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/argv-formatter": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argv-formatter/-/argv-formatter-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2897,6 +2920,20 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10": {
+      "name": "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits",
+      "version": "10.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-10.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-n4Kr1HFMTf3iMbES0TMxKIcYtUUv4rKqyQQp2JwfOEfFCOfGT3Tq4mCyJ8S9/YPyWhydjfKrrvnyl+gCjA+mJQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@conventional-changelog/template": "^1.2.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/conventional-changelog-ember": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-ember/-/conventional-changelog-ember-5.1.0.tgz",
@@ -2963,6 +3000,47 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/conventional-changelog-writer-v9": {
+      "name": "conventional-changelog-writer",
+      "version": "9.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-writer/-/conventional-changelog-writer-9.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eACD5BaAQCYjeI3RExkCZopNaaIuXzCP4kaAb2lEFXcGa/KOuxJfj8v/SnjhvF6377pYn0A2Gji+6GhwUK8rEA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@conventional-changelog/template": "^1.2.1",
+        "@simple-libs/stream-utils": "^2.0.0",
+        "argue-cli": "^3.1.0",
+        "conventional-commits-filter": "^6.0.1",
+        "semver": "^7.5.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "conventional-changelog-writer": "dist/cli/index.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/conventional-changelog-writer-v9/node_modules/@simple-libs/stream-utils": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@simple-libs/stream-utils/-/stream-utils-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fCTuZK4QBa+39Oz9l4OGfJfz+GpwCp3AqO7Zch3to99xHPgstVsRFpeQ8LNd2o1Gv8raL2mCFwiaHh7bFSp5DQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://ko-fi.com/dangreen"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/conventional-changelog-writer-v9/node_modules/conventional-commits-filter": {
+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-commits-filter/-/conventional-commits-filter-6.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cs+LadpH7Kpw0M3k8wurk+sOVVDAENA0iK4OBOrkL94j5lEVYRJ4j3zd2bhY9qgzyrPqthdcYT3axzRN7AliMg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/conventional-commits-filter": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-commits-filter/-/conventional-commits-filter-5.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb3c8318..6abd01c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "conventional-changelog-angular": "^8.0.0",
     "conventional-changelog-writer": "^8.0.0",
+    "conventional-changelog-writer-v9": "npm:conventional-changelog-writer@^9.0.0",
     "conventional-commits-filter": "^5.0.0",
     "conventional-commits-parser": "^6.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.0.0",
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
     "c8": "11.0.0",
     "conventional-changelog-atom": "5.1.0",
     "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "9.3.1",
+    "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10": "npm:conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@10.2.1",
     "conventional-changelog-ember": "5.1.0",
     "conventional-changelog-eslint": "6.1.0",
     "conventional-changelog-express": "5.1.0",
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@
     "testdouble": "3.20.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20.8.1"
+    "node": ">=22.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "lib",
diff --git a/test/integration.test.js b/test/integration.test.js
index 3fb2796a..a89b9fa1 100644
--- a/test/integration.test.js
+++ b/test/integration.test.js
@@ -36,6 +36,43 @@ test.serial('Use "conventional-changelog-angular" by default', async (t) => {
   );
 });
 
+test.serial(
+  'Use "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10" (render-function writer templates) end to end',
+  async (t) => {
+    const { generateNotes } = await import("../index.js");
+    const commits = [
+      { hash: "111", message: "fix(scope1): First fix" },
+      { hash: "222", message: "feat(scope2): Second feature" },
+    ];
+    const changelog = await generateNotes(
+      { config: "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10" },
+      { cwd, options: { repositoryUrl }, lastRelease, nextRelease, commits }
+    );
+
+    t.regex(changelog, /### Bug Fixes/);
+    t.regex(changelog, new RegExp(escape("First fix ([111](https://github.com/owner/repo/commit/111))")));
+    t.regex(changelog, /### Features/);
+    t.regex(changelog, new RegExp(escape("Second feature ([222](https://github.com/owner/repo/commit/222))")));
+  }
+);
+
+test.serial("Dispatch to the v9 writer when writerOpts.template is a render function", async (t) => {
+  const writerV8Double = td.func();
+  const writerV9Double = td.func();
+  await td.replaceEsm("../wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js", {}, writerV8Double);
+  await td.replaceEsm("../wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer-v9.js", {}, writerV9Double);
+  const { generateNotes } = await import("../index.js");
+
+  const commits = [{ hash: "111", message: "fix(scope1): First fix" }];
+  await generateNotes(
+    { writerOpts: { template: () => "" } },
+    { cwd, options: { repositoryUrl }, lastRelease, nextRelease, commits }
+  );
+
+  td.verify(writerV9Double(td.matchers.anything(), td.matchers.anything(), td.matchers.anything()));
+  t.throws(() => td.verify(writerV8Double(td.matchers.anything(), td.matchers.anything(), td.matchers.anything())));
+});
+
 test.serial("Set conventional-changelog-writer context", async (t) => {
   const cwd = temporaryDirectory();
   const writerDouble = td.func();
diff --git a/test/load-changelog-config.test.js b/test/load-changelog-config.test.js
index 895d0071..ee819d45 100644
--- a/test/load-changelog-config.test.js
+++ b/test/load-changelog-config.test.js
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ test('Throw error if "preset" doesn`t exist', async (t) => {
   await t.throwsAsync(loadChangelogConfig({ preset: "unknown-preset" }, { cwd }), { code: "MODULE_NOT_FOUND" });
 });
 
+test('Load "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10" config with the new render-function writer template', async (t) => {
+  const changelogConfig = await loadChangelogConfig(
+    { config: "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-v10", presetConfig: {} },
+    { cwd }
+  );
+
+  t.is(typeof changelogConfig.writerOpts.template, "function");
+});
+
 test.serial("Load preset and config correctly when importFrom.silent fails", async (t) => {
   sinon.stub(importFrom, "silent").returns(undefined);
 
diff --git a/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer-v9.js b/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer-v9.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f270526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer-v9.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { writeChangelogString as writer } from "conventional-changelog-writer-v9";
+
+export default writer;
diff --git a/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js b/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js
index ff814cb3..0c54ea26 100644
--- a/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js
+++ b/wrappers/conventional-changelog-writer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { writeChangelogString as writer } from 'conventional-changelog-writer';
+import { writeChangelogString as writer } from "conventional-changelog-writer";
 
 export default writer;
-