diff --git a/cmd/vociferate/main_test.go b/cmd/vociferate/main_test.go
index 64b5338..8625e29 100644
--- a/cmd/vociferate/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vociferate/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ func TestMainRecommendPrintsTag(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMainPrintUnreleasedWritesPendingNotes(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(root, "CHANGELOG.md"), "# Changelog\n\n## [Unreleased]\n\n### Added\n\n- Feature.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Bugfix.\n\n## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20\n")
+
+	stdout, stderr, code := runMain(t, "--print-unreleased", "--root", root)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got %d (stderr: %s)", code, stderr)
+	}
+	if stdout != "### Added\n\n- Feature.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Bugfix.\n" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected unreleased output: %q", stdout)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMainUsageExitWhenRequiredFlagsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	_, stderr, code := runMain(t)
 	if code != 2 {
diff --git a/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go b/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
index 891f97b..ff820ff 100644
--- a/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
+++ b/internal/vociferate/vociferate_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,25 @@ func (s *PrepareSuite) TestRecommendedTag_UsesMinorBumpWhenBreakingHeadingIsEmpt
 	require.Equal(s.T(), "v1.2.0", tag)
 }
 
+func (s *PrepareSuite) TestUnreleasedBody_ReturnsStructuredPendingReleaseNotes() {
+	body, err := vociferate.UnreleasedBody(s.rootDir, vociferate.Options{})
+
+	require.NoError(s.T(), err)
+	require.Equal(s.T(), "### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n- New thing.\n\n### Fixed\n\n- Old thing.\n", body)
+}
+
+func (s *PrepareSuite) TestUnreleasedBody_ReturnsErrorWhenUnreleasedSectionMissing() {
+	require.NoError(s.T(), os.WriteFile(
+		filepath.Join(s.rootDir, "CHANGELOG.md"),
+		[]byte("# Changelog\n\n## [1.1.6] - 2017-12-20\n"),
+		0o644,
+	))
+
+	_, err := vociferate.UnreleasedBody(s.rootDir, vociferate.Options{})
+
+	require.ErrorContains(s.T(), err, "unreleased section")
+}
+
 func (s *PrepareSuite) TestRecommendedTag_ReturnsErrorWhenUnreleasedHasOnlyTemplateHeadings() {
 	require.NoError(s.T(), os.WriteFile(
 		filepath.Join(s.rootDir, "CHANGELOG.md"),