diff --git a/changelog.d/towncrier_template.rst b/changelog.d/towncrier_template.rst
index f3bb79021..29ca74c4e 100644
--- a/changelog.d/towncrier_template.rst
+++ b/changelog.d/towncrier_template.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{{ versiondata.version }} ({{ versiondata.date }})
-{{ top_underline * ((versiondata.version + versiondata.date)|length + 3)}}
 {% for section, _ in sections.items() %}
 {% set underline = underlines[0] %}{% if section %}{{section}}
 {{ underline * section|length }}{% set underline = underlines[1] %}
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a79d406eb..a9f67b296 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:changelog]
 basepython = python3.8
-deps = towncrier
+deps = towncrier<21.3
 skip_install = true
 commands = towncrier --draft