diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 7325786..395c2e1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           v="${{ steps.bump.outputs.version }}"
           # Body = this version's section from CHANGELOG.md (fallback to a stub).
-          body=$(awk "/^## \\[$v\\]/{f=1;next} /^## \\[/{f=0} f" CHANGELOG.md)
+          # Commitizen writes headings as "## vX.Y.Z (date)", so match that form
+          # (not the Keep-a-Changelog "## [X.Y.Z]" brackets) and stop at the next.
+          body=$(awk "/^## v$v/{f=1;next} /^## v/{f=0} f" CHANGELOG.md)
           [ -z "$body" ] && body="Release v$v"
           jq -n --arg tag "v$v" --arg name "v$v" --arg body "$body" \
             '{tag_name:$tag, name:$name, body:$body, draft:false, prerelease:false}' \