diff --git a/changelog/9040.trivial.rst b/changelog/9040.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aebe21b31d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/9040.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable compatibility with ``pluggy 1.0`` or later.
diff --git a/changelog/_template.rst b/changelog/_template.rst
index 5de4ae97ea8..5c4cc6ba07a 100644
--- a/changelog/_template.rst
+++ b/changelog/_template.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+{{ top_underline * ((top_line)|length)}}
+
 {% for section in sections %}
 {% set underline = "-" %}
 {% if section %}