diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 029db20ea26..ce674e0fd6e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -443,6 +443,6 @@
 # -- Options for towncrier_draft extension -----------------------------------
 
 towncrier_draft_autoversion_mode = "draft"  # or: 'sphinx-version', 'sphinx-release'
-towncrier_draft_include_empty = True
+towncrier_draft_include_empty = False
 towncrier_draft_working_directory = PROJECT_ROOT_DIR
 # Not yet supported: towncrier_draft_config_path = 'pyproject.toml'  # relative to cwd