diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bbe7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00b98ec..7f447be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ GitHub Action to generate a `CHANGELOG.md` on new tags, with optional Telegram n
 
 ## Breaking changes in 2.x
 
-- The action now lives at the repository root and is used as `Waveful/ChangelogAction@2`.
+- The action now lives at the repository root and is used as `Waveful/ChangelogAction@v2.0.1`.
 - The old split actions (`/generate`, `/notify`, `/annotate`) have been removed from the default setup.
 - Changelog generation is always the default behavior.
 - Telegram notification only runs when `telegram-bot-token`, `telegram-chat-id`, and `changelog-url` are all provided.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Run changelog action
         id: changelog
-        uses: Waveful/ChangelogAction@2
+        uses: Waveful/ChangelogAction@v2.0.1
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           target-branch: master
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 1027af1..ebdf5c6 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ runs:
             github_output.write(f"entry-file={path.resolve()}\n")
         PY
 
+        python3 "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/normalize_changelog.py" "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+
     - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ runs:
 
         changelog_path.write_text(updated, encoding="utf-8")
         PY
+
+        python3 "${{ github.action_path }}/scripts/normalize_changelog.py" CHANGELOG.md
       env:
         CHANGELOG_FILE: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.entry-file }}
 
diff --git a/scripts/normalize_changelog.py b/scripts/normalize_changelog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d10fe72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/normalize_changelog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Normalize markdown formatting in changelog text.
+
+Ensures bullet lines (•) render on separate lines in markdown previews
+and that ## headings are properly separated from surrounding content.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def normalize(text):
+    # Ensure blank line before ## headings (when not already preceded by one)
+    text = re.sub(r"(?<!\n)\n(## )", r"\n\n\1", text)
+    # Ensure blank line after ## headings
+    text = re.sub(r"^(## .+)$\n(?!\n)", r"\1\n\n", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    # Append two trailing spaces to every • line (markdown hard line break)
+    text = re.sub(r"^(•.+?)[ \t]*$", r"\1  ", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    # Collapse triple+ newlines into one blank line
+    text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", r"\n\n", text)
+    return text
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Normalize changelog markdown in-place.")
+    parser.add_argument("file", help="Markdown file to normalize")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    path = Path(args.file)
+    content = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    normalized = normalize(content.strip()) + "\n"
+    path.write_text(normalized, encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_normalize_changelog.py b/tests/test_normalize_changelog.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9668742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_normalize_changelog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+MODULE_PATH = ROOT / "scripts" / "normalize_changelog.py"
+
+
+def load_module():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("normalize_changelog", MODULE_PATH)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    assert spec.loader is not None
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+normalize_mod = load_module()
+
+
+class NormalizeChangelogTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_adds_blank_line_after_heading(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n• First bullet\n• Second bullet"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertIn("## v1.0\n\n", result)
+
+    def test_adds_blank_line_before_heading(self):
+        text = "• Last bullet\n## v2.0\n• New bullet"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertIn("\n\n## v2.0", result)
+
+    def test_adds_trailing_spaces_to_bullet_lines(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n\n• First bullet\n• Second bullet"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        for line in result.split("\n"):
+            if line.startswith("•"):
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    line.endswith("  "), f"Missing trailing spaces: {line!r}"
+                )
+
+    def test_replaces_existing_trailing_whitespace_with_two_spaces(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n\n• Bullet with tabs\t\t"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        bullet = [l for l in result.split("\n") if l.startswith("•")][0]
+        self.assertTrue(bullet.endswith("  "))
+        self.assertNotIn("\t", bullet)
+
+    def test_does_not_double_existing_blank_lines(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n\n• First  \n• Second  \n\n## v2.0\n\n• Third  "
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertNotIn("\n\n\n", result)
+
+    def test_collapses_triple_newlines(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n\n\n\n• First bullet"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertNotIn("\n\n\n", result)
+        self.assertIn("## v1.0\n\n• First bullet", result)
+
+    def test_preserves_heading_text(self):
+        text = "## deployed-2026-03-24T1317Z\n• Some change"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertIn("## deployed-2026-03-24T1317Z", result)
+
+    def test_idempotent(self):
+        text = "## v1.0\n\n• First  \n• Second  \n\n## v2.0\n\n• Third  "
+        first = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        second = normalize_mod.normalize(first)
+        self.assertEqual(first, second)
+
+    def test_full_changelog_with_header(self):
+        text = (
+            "# Changelog\n\n"
+            "## v2.0\n• New feature\n• Bug fix\n\n"
+            "## v1.0\n• Initial release"
+        )
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertIn("## v2.0\n\n• New feature  \n• Bug fix  ", result)
+        self.assertIn("\n\n## v1.0\n\n• Initial release  ", result)
+        self.assertNotIn("\n\n\n", result)
+
+    def test_blank_line_before_heading_when_prev_bullet_has_trailing_spaces(self):
+        text = "• Last bullet  \n## v2.0\n• New bullet"
+        result = normalize_mod.normalize(text)
+        self.assertIn("\n\n## v2.0", result)
+
+    def test_main_normalizes_file_in_place(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            path = Path(tmpdir) / "input.md"
+            path.write_text("## v1.0\n• First\n• Second\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+            with mock.patch.object(sys, "argv", ["prog", str(path)]):
+                normalize_mod.main()
+
+            result = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+            self.assertIn("## v1.0\n\n", result)
+            self.assertTrue(result.endswith("\n"))
+            for line in result.split("\n"):
+                if line.startswith("•"):
+                    self.assertTrue(line.endswith("  "))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()