diff --git a/lib/steps/version-commit.js b/lib/steps/version-commit.js
index c943500..85cca18 100644
--- a/lib/steps/version-commit.js
+++ b/lib/steps/version-commit.js
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ function commit(cwd, message) {
   });
 }
 
+function getCurrentDate() {
+  return new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10);
+}
+
 function getHEAD(cwd) {
   return run('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], {
     cwd,
@@ -99,7 +103,9 @@ function createVersionCommit(cwd, pkg, options) {
     changeLogContent = '';
   }
 
-  changeLogContent = `### ${options.nextVersion}\n\n${options.changelog}${changeLogContent}`;
+  changeLogContent = `### ${options.nextVersion} - ${getCurrentDate()}\n\n${
+    options.changelog
+  }${changeLogContent}`;
   fs.writeFileSync(changeLogFile, `${changeLogContent.trim()}\n`);
   const packageJsonFile = path.join(cwd, 'package.json');
   pkg.version = options.nextVersion;
diff --git a/test/steps/version-commit.test.js b/test/steps/version-commit.test.js
index 4df1977..6610cc4 100644
--- a/test/steps/version-commit.test.js
+++ b/test/steps/version-commit.test.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ describe('createVersionCommit', () => {
   afterEach(resetVars);
   describe('with no package-lock.json', () => {
     const dirname = withFixture('multiple-commits');
+    let currentDate;
     before('commits with the original author', done => {
       execFile(
         'git',
@@ -83,12 +84,23 @@ describe('createVersionCommit', () => {
       );
     });
     before('create version commit', () => {
+      currentDate = new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10);
       return createVersionCommit(dirname, pkg, options);
     });
     it('writes the correct HEAD sha', () => {
       const HEAD = fs.readFileSync(`${dirname}/.git/refs/heads/master`, 'utf8');
       assert.equal(HEAD.trim(), options.versionCommitSha);
     });
+
+    it('writes the correct CHANGELOG', () => {
+      const [version, , commit1, commit2] = fs
+        .readFileSync(`${dirname}/CHANGELOG.md`, 'utf8')
+        .split('\n');
+      assert.equal(`### 1.0.0 - ${currentDate}`, version);
+      assert.equal('* New stuff', commit1);
+      assert.equal('* Interesting features', commit2);
+    });
+
     it('commits with the proper user', done => {
       execFile(
         'git',