diff --git a/tools/news/template.rst b/tools/news/template.rst
index 70d6ab75d..cff0db4f6 100644
--- a/tools/news/template.rst
+++ b/tools/news/template.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-{{ top_line -}}
-
-{%- for section in sections %}
+{% set underline = "=" %}
+{{ top_line }}
+{{ underline * top_line|length }}
+{% for section in sections %}
 {% set underline = "-" %}
 {% if section %}
 {{ section }}