diff --git a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
index 2f730af6..45ac45c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-UNRELEASED.md
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Fixed
 
-### Security
+- release command no longer references medium
+- github template no longer includes legacy placeholder
 
+### Security
diff --git a/example.config.nix b/example.config.nix
index 7fc2db45..359a0808 100644
--- a/example.config.nix
+++ b/example.config.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
    # there is some basic string substitution {{ xxx }}
    # - {{ changelog }} will inject the changelog as at the target commit
    template = ''
-{{ version-heading }}
-
 {{ changelog }}
 
 # Installation
diff --git a/release/github/default.nix b/release/github/default.nix
index 0986a5d4..b98d687a 100644
--- a/release/github/default.nix
+++ b/release/github/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let
  export GITHUB_REPO='${config.release.github.repo}'
  export GITHUB_TOKEN=$( git config --get hub.oauthtoken )
  echo
- echo 'Injecting medium summary/highlights into github release notes'
+ echo 'Creating github release'
  echo
  github-release -v release --tag ${config.release.tag} --name ${config.release.tag} --description "${description-generator}"
  '';