diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4470a6b71..adacebcd1 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,27 +10,16 @@ General changes in the hledger project.
 For package-specific changes, see the hledger package changelogs.
 
 # 63d7abe7f
-- ;doc: RELEASING
+Scripts/addons
 
-- ;pkg: bump version to 1.26.99
+Docs
 
-- ;doc: RELEASING
+Examples
 
-- tools: release: use new binaries branch (and force a new build)
-
-- ;doc: RELEASING
-
-- ;doc: RELEASING update
-
-- ;install: 1.26
-
-- ;doc: announce
+Process
 
 - ci: run all main workflows on push to "binaries"
 
-- ;doc: changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update changelogs
 # 1.26 2022-06-04
 Scripts/addons
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md b/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
index 38a91b0ef..e250646a8 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-lib/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,15 +10,7 @@ Internal/api/developer-ish changes in the hledger-lib (and hledger) packages.
 For user-visible changes, see the hledger package changelog.
 
 # f2db4c384
-- ;cabal: update cabal files
 
-- ;pkg: bump version to 1.26.99
-
-- ;doc: changelogs: link 1.26 issues
-
-- ;doc: update changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update manuals
 # 1.26 2022-06-04- ;doc: update manuals
 
 - ;cabal: update cabal files
diff --git a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
index 329efab40..0382e3f76 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-ui/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,15 +10,7 @@ User-visible changes in hledger-ui.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
 # f2db4c384
-- ;cabal: update cabal files
 
-- ;pkg: bump version to 1.26.99
-
-- ;doc: changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update manuals
 # 1.26 2022-06-04
 - Uses hledger 1.26.
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
index 9fccf4cbe..283f9d68f 100644
--- a/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger-web/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,15 +10,7 @@ User-visible changes in hledger-web.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
 # f2db4c384
-- ;cabal: update cabal files
 
-- ;pkg: bump version to 1.26.99
-
-- ;doc: changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update manuals
 # 1.26 2022-06-04
 Fixes
 
diff --git a/hledger/CHANGES.md b/hledger/CHANGES.md
index 700f27390..6052e31b0 100644
--- a/hledger/CHANGES.md
+++ b/hledger/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,17 +10,14 @@ User-visible changes in the hledger command line tool and library.
 
 
 # f2db4c384
-- ;cabal: update cabal files
+Breaking changes
 
-- ;pkg: bump version to 1.26.99
+Features
 
-- ;doc: changelogs: link 1.26 issues
+Improvements
 
-- ;doc: changelogs
+Fixes
 
-- ;doc: update changelogs
-
-- ;doc: update manuals
 # 1.26 2022-06-04
 Improvements