diff --git a/internal/commands/testdata/release_notes_output.md b/internal/commands/testdata/release_notes_output.md
index b067762c5..1770f31c9 100644
--- a/internal/commands/testdata/release_notes_output.md
+++ b/internal/commands/testdata/release_notes_output.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <td>
         <details>
           <summary>1.2.0</summary>
-          <pre>
+          <pre style="max-width: 30em">
   peal
   is
   yellow
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         </details>
         <details>
           <summary>1.1.1</summary>
-          <pre>
+          <pre style="max-width: 30em">
   remove from bunch
           </pre>
         </details>
diff --git a/internal/release/notes.md.template b/internal/release/notes.md.template
index 42f0a8ada..137808074 100644
--- a/internal/release/notes.md.template
+++ b/internal/release/notes.md.template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         {{- if ne (trim .GetBody) "" }}
         <details>
           <summary>{{ .GetTagName }}</summary>
-          <pre>
+          <pre style="max-width: 30em">
   {{ trim .GetBody | removeEmptyLines | indent 2 | trim}}
           </pre>
         </details>