diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 14510a3cc8..d42673a7c1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,29 +33,35 @@ title_format = "v{version}"
 underlines = "-~"
 issue_format = ":issue:`{issue}`"
 
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.breaking]
-name = "Breaking Changes"
-showcontent = true
-
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.deprecate]
-name = "Deprecations"
-showcontent = true
-
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.feature]
-name = "New Features"
-showcontent = true
-
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.bugfix]
-name = "Bug Fixes"
-showcontent = true
-
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.doc]
-name = "Documentation"
-showcontent = true
-
-[tool.towncrier.fragment.misc]
-name = "Miscellaneous"
-showcontent = true
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "breaking"
+    name = "Breaking Changes"
+    showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "deprecate"
+    name = "Deprecations"
+    showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "feature"
+    name = "New Features"
+    showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "bugfix"
+    name = "Bug Fixes"
+    showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "doc"
+    name = "Documentation"
+    showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+    directory = "misc"
+    name = "Miscellaneous"
+    showcontent = true
 
 
 [tool.slotscheck]