diff --git a/.releaserc.ts b/.releaserc.ts
index 04463d0e..1a22e390 100644
--- a/.releaserc.ts
+++ b/.releaserc.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {createRequire} from "module";
-import fs from "fs-extra";
 import {getBinariesGithubRelease} from "./dist/bindings/utils/binariesGithubRelease.js";
 import {cliBinName, defaultLlamaCppGitHubRepo} from "./dist/config.js";
 
@@ -7,8 +6,19 @@ import type {GlobalConfig, Result as SemanticReleaseDryRunResult} from "semantic
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
-const defaultFooterTemplatePath = require.resolve("conventional-changelog-writer/templates/footer.hbs");
-const defaultFooterTemplate = await fs.readFile(defaultFooterTemplatePath, "utf8");
+// source: conventional-changelog-writer/templates/footer.hbs
+const defaultFooterTemplate = `
+{{#if noteGroups}}
+{{#each noteGroups}}
+
+### {{title}}
+
+{{#each notes}}
+* {{text}}
+{{/each}}
+{{/each}}
+{{/if}}
+`.slice(1, -1);
 const binariesSourceRelease = await getBinariesGithubRelease();
 const homepageUrl = require("./package.json").homepage;
 const homepageUrlWithoutTrailingSlash = homepageUrl.endsWith("/")
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 60116c5b..5c1514ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         "vite-node": "^2.1.1",
         "vitepress": "^1.3.4",
         "vitest": "^2.1.1",
-        "zx": "^8.1.6"
+        "zx": "^8.1.7"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
@@ -17956,9 +17956,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zx": {
-      "version": "8.1.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zx/-/zx-8.1.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SYAriWG+i2CFqMOJcF8QayI8wprlMYQsrmP6tFD7rSPnDLcImNSW7n/8crOYvNVrB2EFgz8LAQk23U1+Y7WrKA==",
+      "version": "8.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zx/-/zx-8.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vPXetXOnlJ6a6bGSCIN1iaxjK2QZbOqwyOfMhFzqUpKF1aHPGQvQXu8ijwDQMe4lUMyk1Mo0qpIhrNzYXES6nw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60cf3574..5a02d084 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     "vite-node": "^2.1.1",
     "vitepress": "^1.3.4",
     "vitest": "^2.1.1",
-    "zx": "^8.1.6"
+    "zx": "^8.1.7"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@huggingface/jinja": "^0.3.1",
diff --git a/templates/electron-typescript-react/package.json b/templates/electron-typescript-react/package.json
index 53dc57c7..e936108d 100644
--- a/templates/electron-typescript-react/package.json
+++ b/templates/electron-typescript-react/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "vite": "^5.4.5",
     "vite-plugin-electron": "^0.28.7",
     "vite-plugin-electron-renderer": "^0.14.5",
-    "zx": "^8.1.6"
+    "zx": "^8.1.7"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "electron-builder": {