diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
index c83bbcfb..3299c509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Modify Git configuration
-        run: git config advice.addIgnoredFile false
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for unreleased entries in the Changelog
         run: python scripts/check_unreleased_changelog_items.py
       - name: Copy Changelog to template directory
-        run: cp CHANGELOG.md python_semantic_release_templates/temp_CHANGELOG_copy.md
+        run: cp CHANGELOG.md python_semantic_release_templates/.previous_changelog_for_template.md
       - name: Python Semantic Release
         id: release
         uses: python-semantic-release/python-semantic-release@v8.0.0
diff --git a/python_semantic_release_templates/.previous_changelog_for_template.md b/python_semantic_release_templates/.previous_changelog_for_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9837b307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_semantic_release_templates/.previous_changelog_for_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Changelog
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com), and this
+project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
+
+Valid subsections within a version are:
+
+- Added
+- Changed
+- Deprecated
+- Removed
+- Fixed
+- Security
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+- A command-line script to list all available VISA resources, `list-visa-resources`
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.14 (2023-10-05)
+
+### Added
+
+- Added support for Python 3.12.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.13 (2023-09-21)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed bug when generating a waveform using Burst Mode on an AFG.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.12 (2023-09-06)
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for DPOJET to TekScope5k7k70k models.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.11 (2023-08-29)
+
+### Added
+
+- Cache `*OPT?` on first access.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.10 (2023-08-29)
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for AWG7KB
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.9 (2023-08-24)
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for `num_dig_bits_in_ch` and `total_channels` properties to TekScope5k7k70k.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.8 (2023-08-09)
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for AWG5KB
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed waveform generation to enforce CustomStrEnum function type.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.7 (2023-08-02)
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for connecting to instruments created on top of the `pyvisa-mock` framework.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated auto-generated API documentation to not show all inherited attributes and methods in order to speed up documentation build time.
+- `SourceDeviceConstants.function_list` was changed to be `SourceDeviceConstants.functions`, which is now an Enumeration of valid functions.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.6 (2023-07-25)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Fixed bug with not allowing empty license lists.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.5 (2023-07-25)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated syntax for AFG polarities.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.4 (2023-07-21)
+
+### Added
+
+- `channel` property to TekScope
+- Abstract mixin classes for licenses, analysis objects, and usb drives.
+- @family_base_class to denote and enforce end of method definitions in the inheritance tree.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Refactored abstract method inheritance to use Mixins for many methods and properties for ease of expandability.
+- Channel specific functions now only accept strings as input.
+
+### Removed
+
+- `all_channel_numbers_list` property since MSO2 breaks convention so can no longer rely on sequential channel numbering.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.3 (2023-07-03)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Removed TRIANGLE from AFG function list.
+- Added symmetry to waveform generation function call.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.2 (2023-06-27)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated the add_new dynamic item methods to work with numbers higher than 9.
+- Fixed malformed command syntax due to a bug in determining the preceding separator character.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.1 (2023-06-20)
+
+### Added
+
+- Added support for .dev versions.
+
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+## v0.1.0 (2022-08-08)
+
+### Added
+
+- First release of `tm_devices`!
diff --git a/python_semantic_release_templates/CHANGELOG.md.j2 b/python_semantic_release_templates/CHANGELOG.md.j2
index 5333d2f4..d1097f1f 100644
--- a/python_semantic_release_templates/CHANGELOG.md.j2
+++ b/python_semantic_release_templates/CHANGELOG.md.j2
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 
 {%-  filter replace("## Unreleased", "## Unreleased\n\n______________________________________________________________________\n\n## " + latest_version_number + " (" + latest_version_date + ")" + merged_prs_text) %}
-    {%-  include "temp_CHANGELOG_copy.md" %}
+    {%-  include ".previous_changelog_for_template.md" %}
 {% endfilter %}