diff --git a/rosbot_xl/CHANGELOG.rst b/rosbot_xl/CHANGELOG.rst
index 9da1c252..50c08e58 100644
--- a/rosbot_xl/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/rosbot_xl/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package rosbot_xl
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+
 0.8.1 (2023-05-16)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/rosbot_xl_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst b/rosbot_xl_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst
index e21bb52e..2733fc71 100644
--- a/rosbot_xl_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/rosbot_xl_bringup/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package rosbot_xl_bringup
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+
 0.8.1 (2023-05-16)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/rosbot_xl_controller/CHANGELOG.rst b/rosbot_xl_controller/CHANGELOG.rst
index 6a670879..2a132c64 100644
--- a/rosbot_xl_controller/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/rosbot_xl_controller/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package rosbot_xl_controller
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+
 0.8.1 (2023-05-16)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/rosbot_xl_description/CHANGELOG.rst b/rosbot_xl_description/CHANGELOG.rst
index 187761b8..0a47ffe6 100644
--- a/rosbot_xl_description/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/rosbot_xl_description/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package rosbot_xl_description
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+
 0.8.1 (2023-05-16)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/rosbot_xl_gazebo/CHANGELOG.rst b/rosbot_xl_gazebo/CHANGELOG.rst
index 0cb1f31f..0a1eef93 100644
--- a/rosbot_xl_gazebo/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/rosbot_xl_gazebo/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changelog for package rosbot_xl_gazebo
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Forthcoming
+-----------
+
 0.8.1 (2023-05-16)
 ------------------