diff --git a/changelog.d/2654.misc.rst b/changelog.d/2654.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..268c4a2e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2654.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Made the changelog generator compatible
+with Towncrier >= 19.9 -- :user:`webknjaz`
diff --git a/towncrier_template.rst b/towncrier_template.rst
index 31098b7cf6..7f507342d7 100644
--- a/towncrier_template.rst
+++ b/towncrier_template.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+{% if top_line %}
+{{ top_line }}
+{{ top_underline * ((top_line)|length)}}
+{% endif %}
 {% for section, _ in sections.items() %}
 {% set underline = underlines[0] %}{% if section %}{{section}}
 {{ underline * section|length }}