diff --git a/contrib/changelog.hbs b/contrib/changelog.hbs
index 61089192f26..8f88fa6bfc3 100644
--- a/contrib/changelog.hbs
+++ b/contrib/changelog.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {{header}}
 {{toHeader header "-"}}
 
+:Date: {{date}}
+
 {{#issues}}* `@{{user.login}} <http://github.com/{{user.login}}>`_: {{title}} (`#{{number}} <{{html_url}}>`_)
 {{/issues}}