diff --git a/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go b/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
index 936eb92..8c6a69c 100644
--- a/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
+++ b/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var releasedSectionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\] - `)
 var linkedReleasedSectionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\](?:\([^\n)]*\))? - `)
 var unreleasedHeadingRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[Unreleased\](?:\([^\n)]*\))?\n`)
 var releaseHeadingRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\](?:\([^\n)]*\))? - `)
+var refLinkLineRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^\[[^\]]+\]: \S`)
 
 type Options struct {
 	// VersionFile is the path to the file that stores the current version,
@@ -412,19 +413,38 @@ func addChangelogLinks(text, repoURL string) string {
 		return text
 	}
 
-	mainURL := repoURL + "/src/branch/main"
-	text = unreleasedHeadingRe.ReplaceAllString(text, fmt.Sprintf("## [Unreleased](%s)\n", mainURL))
-
+	// Normalize headings to plain format, stripping any existing inline links.
+	text = unreleasedHeadingRe.ReplaceAllString(text, "## [Unreleased]\n")
 	text = releaseHeadingRe.ReplaceAllStringFunc(text, func(match string) string {
 		parts := releaseHeadingRe.FindStringSubmatch(match)
 		if len(parts) < 2 {
 			return match
 		}
 		version := parts[1]
-		return fmt.Sprintf("## [%s](%s/releases/tag/v%s) - ", version, repoURL, version)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("## [%s] - ", version)
 	})
 
-	return text
+	// Strip any trailing reference link block (blank lines followed by ref link lines).
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimRight(text, "\n"), "\n")
+	cutAt := len(lines)
+	for i := len(lines) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(lines[i]) == "" || refLinkLineRe.MatchString(lines[i]) {
+			cutAt = i
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	text = strings.Join(lines[:cutAt], "\n") + "\n"
+
+	// Build and append reference link definitions.
+	linkDefs := []string{fmt.Sprintf("[Unreleased]: %s/src/branch/main", repoURL)}
+	for _, match := range releasedSectionRe.FindAllStringSubmatch(text, -1) {
+		if len(match) >= 2 {
+			linkDefs = append(linkDefs, fmt.Sprintf("[%s]: %s/releases/tag/v%s", match[1], repoURL, match[1]))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimRight(text, "\n") + "\n\n" + strings.Join(linkDefs, "\n") + "\n"
 }
 
 func parseSemver(version string) (semver, error) {
diff --git a/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go b/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
index 2ed1016..0324f9f 100644
--- a/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
+++ b/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UpdatesVersionAndPromotesUnreleasedNotes() {
 
 	changelogBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(s.rootDir, "changelog.md"))
 	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
-	require.Equal(s.T(), "# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)\n\n## [1.1.7](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20\n\n### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n- New thing.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Old thing.\n\n## [1.1.6](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Historical note.\n", string(changelogBytes))
+	require.Equal(s.T(), "# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased]\n\n## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20\n\n### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n- New thing.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Old thing.\n\n## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Historical note.\n\n[Unreleased]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main\n[1.1.7]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7\n[1.1.6]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6\n", string(changelogBytes))
 }
 
 func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_ReturnsErrorWhenUnreleasedSectionMissing() {
@@ -244,9 +244,12 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHrafnXYZEnvironmentForChangelogLinks()
 	require.NoError(s.T(), readErr)
 	changelog := string(changelogBytes)
 
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6](https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased]\n")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[Unreleased]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.7]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.6]: https://git.hrafn.xyz/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6")
 }
 
 func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHubEnvironmentForChangelogLinks() {
@@ -260,7 +263,10 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestPrepare_UsesGitHubEnvironmentForChangelogLinks() {
 	require.NoError(s.T(), readErr)
 	changelog := string(changelogBytes)
 
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main)")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7) - 2026-03-20")
-	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6](https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6) - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [Unreleased]\n")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.7] - 2026-03-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[Unreleased]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/src/branch/main")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.7]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.7")
+	require.Contains(s.T(), changelog, "[1.1.6]: https://github.com/aether/vociferate/releases/tag/v1.1.6")
 }