diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 98edca9bdf..e36bacf856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ on:
   merge_group:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      handwritten:
+        description: 'Small changelog:'
       # Run with this periodically to analyze the image again
       # As package drift will make the plan eventually non-ideal
       # (existing users will have to redownload most of the image)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.py b/.github/workflows/changelog.py
index ba3de62f75..188ea2debb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 From previous `{target}` version `{prev}` there have been the following changes. **One package per new version shown.**
 
+Visit [bazzite.gg](https://bazzite.gg) for more information and to download Bazzite.
+
 ### Major packages
 | Name | Version |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@
 
 {changes}
 """
+HANDWRITTEN_PLACEHOLDER = """\
+This is an automatically generated changelog for release `{curr}`."""
 
 BLACKLIST_VERSIONS = [
     "kernel",
@@ -335,9 +339,10 @@ def generate_changelog(
     changelog = CHANGELOG_FORMAT
 
     changelog = (
-        changelog.replace("{handwritten}\n", handwritten + "\n" if handwritten else "")
+        changelog.replace("{handwritten}", handwritten if handwritten else HANDWRITTEN_PLACEHOLDER)
         .replace("{target}", target)
         .replace("{prev}", prev)
+        .replace("{curr}", curr)
     )
 
     for pkg, v in versions.items():
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_release.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_release.yml
index 90c6efc7c9..30374cdbd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_release.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      handwritten:
+        description: 'Small changelog about changes in this build:'
       target:
         description: 'Release Branch (e.g., testing). Defaults to branch name.'
-
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 ./.github/workflows/changelog.py \
             "${{ steps.get-target.outputs.target }}" \
-            ./output.env ./changelog.md --workdir .
+            ./output.env ./changelog.md --workdir . --handwritten "${{ github.event.inputs.handwritten }}"
           source ./output.env
           echo "title=${TITLE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT