diff --git a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
index b4b42e2..3e564e3 100644
--- a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 		"no-inline-html": {
 			"allowed_elements": ["br", "img", "kbd"]
 		},
+		// A changelog repeats "### Bug Fixes" under every release, which is only a duplicate if the
+		// whole document is compared at once. Release Please generates those, so the alternative to
+		// this is a lint failure on every release after the first.
+		"no-duplicate-heading": {
+			"siblings_only": true
+		},
 		"no-multiple-blanks": {
 			"maximum": 2
 		},
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c2d173..825c32f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
 # Changelog
-
-Maintained by [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) from
-[Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) subjects on `main`. Do not edit by hand.