diff --git a/.github/workflows/extension_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/extension_bump.yml
index 85c8771246c..52b54d74c1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extension_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extension_bump.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ jobs:
         else
             {
                 echo "title=${EXTENSION_ID}: Bump to v${NEW_VERSION}";
-                echo "body=This PR bumps the version of the ${EXTENSION_NAME} extension to v${NEW_VERSION}";
+                echo "body<<EOF";
+                echo "This PR bumps the version of the ${EXTENSION_NAME} extension to v${NEW_VERSION}.";
+                echo "";
+                echo "Release Notes:";
+                echo "";
+                echo "- N/A";
+                echo "EOF";
                 echo "branch_name=zed-zippy-${EXTENSION_ID}-autobump";
             } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extension_bump.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extension_bump.rs
index 671e80c2526..9ba72975cc5 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extension_bump.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/extension_bump.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,13 @@ fn bump_version(
         else
             {{
                 echo "title=${{EXTENSION_ID}}: Bump to v${{NEW_VERSION}}";
-                echo "body=This PR bumps the version of the ${{EXTENSION_NAME}} extension to v${{NEW_VERSION}}";
+                echo "body<<EOF";
+                echo "This PR bumps the version of the ${{EXTENSION_NAME}} extension to v${{NEW_VERSION}}.";
+                echo "";
+                echo "Release Notes:";
+                echo "";
+                echo "- N/A";
+                echo "EOF";
                 echo "branch_name=zed-zippy-${{EXTENSION_ID}}-autobump";
             }} >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi