diff --git a/CHANGES/.TEMPLATE.rst b/CHANGES/.TEMPLATE.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a27a1994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/.TEMPLATE.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{# TOWNCRIER TEMPLATE #}
+{% for section, _ in sections.items() %}
+{% set underline = underlines[0] %}{% if section %}{{section}}
+{{ underline * section|length }}{% set underline = underlines[1] %}
+
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if sections[section] %}
+{% for category, val in definitions.items() if category in sections[section]%}
+{{ definitions[category]['name'] }}
+{{ underline * definitions[category]['name']|length }}
+
+{% if definitions[category]['showcontent'] %}
+{% for text, values in sections[section][category].items() %}
+- {{ text + '\n' }}
+  {{ values|join(',\n  ') + '\n' }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% else %}
+- {{ sections[section][category]['']|join(', ') }}
+
+{% endif %}
+{% if sections[section][category]|length == 0 %}
+No significant changes.
+
+{% else %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+No significant changes.
+
+
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+----
diff --git a/towncrier.toml b/towncrier.toml
index 218cf128..605cc4d8 100644
--- a/towncrier.toml
+++ b/towncrier.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   filename = "CHANGES.rst"
   directory = "CHANGES/"
   title_format = "{version} ({project_date})"
+  template = "CHANGES/.TEMPLATE.rst"
   issue_format = ":issue:`{issue}`"
 
   # NOTE: The types are declared because: