diff --git a/src/getReleaseLine.ts b/src/getReleaseLine.ts
index 4b14505..ea6e349 100644
--- a/src/getReleaseLine.ts
+++ b/src/getReleaseLine.ts
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ export const getReleaseLine: GetReleaseLine = async (changeset, _type, options)
 		.split('\n')
 		.map((line) => linkifyIssue(line.trimEnd(), options['repo']));
 
-	const prMessage = pull ? `(${pull})` : '';
-	const commitMessage = commit ? `(${commit})` : '';
+	const prMessage = pull ? `${pull}` : '';
+	const commitMessage = commit ? `${commit}` : '';
 	// istanbul ignore next: because of our mocked get-github-info -- @preserve
 	const printPrOrCommit = (pull !== '' ? prMessage : commitMessage).trim();
 	const prefix = printPrOrCommit ? `${printPrOrCommit} ${userLink}: ` : '';
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index acc93fc..d85f289 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('getReplacedChangelog', () => {
 		);
 		const result = await getReleaseLine(changeset, 'minor', { repo: data.repo });
 		expect(result).toBe(
-			'\n\n- An awesome feature. --> ([#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2)) by [@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)\n',
+			'\n\n- [#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2) ([@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)): An awesome feature.\n',
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('getReplacedChangelog', () => {
 		const changeset = getChangeset('An awesome feature.', data.commit);
 		const result = await getReleaseLine(changeset, 'minor', { repo: data.repo });
 		expect(result).toBe(
-			'\n\n- An awesome feature. --> ([#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2)) by [@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)\n',
+			'\n\n- [#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2) ([@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)): An awesome feature.\n',
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('getReplacedChangelog', () => {
 		const changeset = getChangeset('An awesome feature, (resolves #9)', data.commit);
 		const result = await getReleaseLine(changeset, 'minor', { repo: data.repo });
 		expect(result).toBe(
-			'\n\n- An awesome feature, (resolves [#9](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/issues/9)) --> ([#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2)) by [@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)\n',
+			'\n\n- [#2](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/pull/2) ([@mheob](https://github.com/mheob)): An awesome feature, (resolves [#9](https://github.com/mheob/changeset-changelog/issues/9))\n',
 		);
 	});