diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca73a61f..19357659 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# unreleased
+
+## Features
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+## Other
+
+## Syntaxes
+
+## Themes
+
+## `bat` as a library
+
+
 # v0.20.0
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/doc/release-checklist.md b/doc/release-checklist.md
index e49bb9af..d880ced7 100644
--- a/doc/release-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/release-checklist.md
@@ -49,4 +49,23 @@
 
 ## Post-release
 
-- [ ] Prepare a new (empty) "unreleased" section at the top of `CHANGELOG.md`.
+- [ ] Prepare a new "unreleased" section at the top of `CHANGELOG.md`.
+      Put this at the top:
+
+```
+# unreleased
+
+## Features
+
+## Bugfixes
+
+## Other
+
+## Syntaxes
+
+## Themes
+
+## `bat` as a library
+
+
+```
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