diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e93fd81..e239b270 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ prerelease = false
 
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog]
 template_dir = "templates"
-changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
 exclude_commit_patterns = [
     "^chore\\(release\\):",
     "^Merge",
     "^Bump version",
 ]
 
+[tool.semantic_release.changelog.default_templates]
+changelog_file = "CHANGELOG.md"
+
 [tool.semantic_release.changelog.environment]
 block_start_string = "{%"
 block_end_string = "%}"