diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-date-order-arg/cliff.toml b/.github/fixtures/test-date-order-arg/cliff.toml
index e45d8747af..b9f550ff50 100644
--- a/.github/fixtures/test-date-order-arg/cliff.toml
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-date-order-arg/cliff.toml
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ body = """
     {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
+trim = true
+# changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-date-order/cliff.toml b/.github/fixtures/test-date-order/cliff.toml
index b72d39598f..0d3c8e58d7 100644
--- a/.github/fixtures/test-date-order/cliff.toml
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-date-order/cliff.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ body = """
     {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
+trim = true
+# changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
 
 [git]
 date_order = true
diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-ignore-tags/cliff.toml b/.github/fixtures/test-ignore-tags/cliff.toml
index 62a625bf23..4f071c15e5 100644
--- a/.github/fixtures/test-ignore-tags/cliff.toml
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-ignore-tags/cliff.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ body = """
     {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
+trim = true
+# changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
 
 [git]
 # regex for skipping tags
diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-topo-order/cliff.toml b/.github/fixtures/test-topo-order/cliff.toml
index e45d8747af..b9f550ff50 100644
--- a/.github/fixtures/test-topo-order/cliff.toml
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-topo-order/cliff.toml
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ body = """
     {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}\n
 """
+# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
+trim = true
+# changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""