diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 819c2fbb..1afe8301 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "jsonfile": "^6.1.0",
     "log-symbols": "^4.0.0",
     "node-emoji": "^1.10.0",
+    "outdent": "^0.8.0",
     "param-case": "^3.0.4",
     "pascal-case": "^3.1.2",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/templates/general.js b/templates/general.js
index 871cddff..81cd020b 100644
--- a/templates/general.js
+++ b/templates/general.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+const outdent = require('outdent');
+
 module.exports = [{
   name: () => 'README.md',
   content: ({ moduleName, objectClassName }) =>
-    `# ${moduleName}
+    outdent({ trimTrailingNewline: false })`
+# ${moduleName}
 
 ## Getting started
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 78117b62..1ca29598 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3758,6 +3758,11 @@ os-tmpdir@~1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/os-tmpdir/-/os-tmpdir-1.0.2.tgz#bbe67406c79aa85c5cfec766fe5734555dfa1274"
   integrity sha1-u+Z0BseaqFxc/sdm/lc0VV36EnQ=
 
+outdent@^0.8.0:
+  version "0.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/outdent/-/outdent-0.8.0.tgz#2ebc3e77bf49912543f1008100ff8e7f44428eb0"
+  integrity sha512-KiOAIsdpUTcAXuykya5fnVVT+/5uS0Q1mrkRHcF89tpieSmY33O/tmc54CqwA+bfhbtEfZUNLHaPUiB9X3jt1A==
+
 p-cancelable@^1.0.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-cancelable/-/p-cancelable-1.1.0.tgz#d078d15a3af409220c886f1d9a0ca2e441ab26cc"