diff --git a/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go b/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
index 830c6db..4d4fd60 100644
--- a/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
+++ b/internal/vociferate/vociferate.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	defaultVersionFile    = "release-version"
 	defaultVersionExpr    = `^\s*([^\r\n]+)\s*$`
 	defaultChangelog      = "changelog.md"
-	defaultUnreleasedBody = "### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n### Changed\n\n### Removed\n\n### Fixed\n"
+	defaultUnreleasedTemplate = "### Breaking\n\n### Added\n\n### Changed\n\n### Removed\n\n### Fixed\n"
 )
 
 var releasedSectionRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^## \[(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\] - `)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func RecommendedTag(rootDir string, options Options) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	var currentVersion string
-	noPriorRelease := false
+	isFirstRelease := false
 	if options.VersionFile != "" {
 		currentVersion, err = readCurrentVersion(rootDir, resolved)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func RecommendedTag(rootDir string, options Options) (string, error) {
 		}
 		if !found {
 			currentVersion = "0.0.0"
-			noPriorRelease = true
+			isFirstRelease = true
 		} else {
 			currentVersion = version
 		}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func RecommendedTag(rootDir string, options Options) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if noPriorRelease {
+	if isFirstRelease {
 		return "v1.0.0", nil
 	}
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func updateChangelog(rootDir, version, releaseDate, changelogPath string) error
 		newSection += "\n"
 	}
 
-	updated := text[:afterHeader] + "\n" + defaultUnreleasedBody + "\n" + newSection + text[nextSectionStart:]
+	updated := text[:afterHeader] + "\n" + defaultUnreleasedTemplate + "\n" + newSection + text[nextSectionStart:]
 	repoURL, ok := deriveRepositoryURL(rootDir)
 	if ok {
 		updated = addChangelogLinks(updated, repoURL)