diff --git a/ci/github_releases.py b/ci/github_releases.py
index 562f3b740..6f8449005 100644
--- a/ci/github_releases.py
+++ b/ci/github_releases.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def get_releases(session, repo):
     return releases
 
 RELEASE_BODY_FMT = """\
-Released {when}
+## Version {version} \N{EM DASH} {when}
 
 {relnote_text}