diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index af2fba54f69cd9f91e55b5a545df7d847d0101bd..d8c7e0472a58b9576e15d8c14cc897bc742faab8 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ body = """
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
 # template for the changelog footer
-footer = """
-<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
-"""
+footer = ""
 # remove the leading and trailing s
 trim = true
 # postprocessors