diff --git a/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/md/.components/changes.md.j2 b/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/md/.components/changes.md.j2
index c81b0faa1..7cb60890b 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/md/.components/changes.md.j2
+++ b/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/md/.components/changes.md.j2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ EXAMPLE:
       #  1. Re-map the list to only the list of commits under the breaking category from the list of tuples
       #  2. Peel off the outer list to get a list of ParsedCommit objects
       #  3. Filter the list of ParsedCommits to only those with a breaking description
-#}{%  set breaking_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1.0")
+#}{%  set breaking_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1") | sum(start=[])
 %}{%  set breaking_commits = breaking_commits | rejectattr("error", "defined") | selectattr("breaking_descriptions.0") | list
 %}{#
 #}{%  if breaking_commits | length > 0
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ EXAMPLE:
       #  1. Re-map the list to only the list of commits from the list of tuples
       #  2. Peel off the outer list to get a list of ParsedCommit objects
       #  3. Filter the list of ParsedCommits to only those with a release notice
-#}{%  set notice_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1.0")
+#}{%  set notice_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1") | sum(start=[])
 %}{%  set notice_commits = notice_commits | rejectattr("error", "defined") | selectattr("release_notices.0") | list
 %}{#
 #}{%  if notice_commits | length > 0
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/rst/.components/changes.rst.j2 b/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/rst/.components/changes.rst.j2
index 7498aa787..c9fec7ee8 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/rst/.components/changes.rst.j2
+++ b/src/semantic_release/data/templates/conventional/rst/.components/changes.rst.j2
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Additional Release Information
       #  1. Re-map the list to only the list of commits under the breaking category from the list of tuples
       #  2. Peel off the outer list to get a list of ParsedCommit objects
       #  3. Filter the list of ParsedCommits to only those with a breaking description
-#}{%  set breaking_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1.0")
+#}{%  set breaking_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1") | sum(start=[])
 %}{%  set breaking_commits = breaking_commits | rejectattr("error", "defined") | selectattr("breaking_descriptions.0") | list
 %}{#
 #}{%  if breaking_commits | length > 0
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Additional Release Information
       #  1. Re-map the list to only the list of commits from the list of tuples
       #  2. Peel off the outer list to get a list of ParsedCommit objects
       #  3. Filter the list of ParsedCommits to only those with a release notice
-#}{%  set notice_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1.0")
+#}{%  set notice_commits = commit_objects | map(attribute="1") | sum(start=[])
 %}{%  set notice_commits = notice_commits | rejectattr("error", "defined") | selectattr("release_notices.0") | list
 %}{#
 #}{%  if notice_commits | length > 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/conftest.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/conftest.py
index a5e09813e..adc7688f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/conftest.py
@@ -365,6 +365,68 @@ def release_history_w_notice_n_brk_change(
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def release_history_w_nonleading_brk_n_notice(
+    release_history_w_notice_n_brk_change: ReleaseHistory,
+) -> ReleaseHistory:
+    """Create a release where breaking changes and notices are not first in a category."""
+    latest_version = next(iter(release_history_w_notice_n_brk_change.released.keys()))
+    latest_release = release_history_w_notice_n_brk_change.released[latest_version]
+
+    normal_fix = ParsedCommit(
+        bump=LevelBump.PATCH,
+        type="fix",
+        scope="",
+        descriptions=["a newer non-breaking fix"],
+        breaking_descriptions=[],
+        commit=Commit(
+            Repo("."),
+            Object.NULL_BIN_SHA,
+            message="fix: a newer non-breaking fix",
+        ),
+    )
+    normal_refactor = ParsedCommit(
+        bump=LevelBump.NO_RELEASE,
+        type="refactor",
+        scope="",
+        descriptions=["a newer refactor without a notice"],
+        breaking_descriptions=[],
+        commit=Commit(
+            Repo("."),
+            Object.NULL_BIN_SHA,
+            message="refactor: a newer refactor without a notice",
+        ),
+    )
+
+    return ReleaseHistory(
+        unreleased={},
+        released={
+            latest_version: Release(
+                tagger=latest_release["tagger"],
+                committer=latest_release["committer"],
+                tagged_date=latest_release["tagged_date"],
+                elements={
+                    **latest_release["elements"],
+                    "Bug Fixes": [
+                        normal_fix,
+                        *latest_release["elements"]["Bug Fixes"],
+                    ],
+                    "Refactoring": [
+                        normal_refactor,
+                        *latest_release["elements"]["Refactoring"],
+                    ],
+                },
+                version=latest_version,
+            ),
+            **{
+                version: release
+                for version, release in release_history_w_notice_n_brk_change.released.items()
+                if version != latest_version
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def release_history_w_multiple_notices(
     release_history_w_a_notice: ReleaseHistory,
diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
index 1eefe69db..20ad9b5a8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/changelog/test_default_changelog.py
@@ -121,6 +121,48 @@ def test_default_changelog_template(
     assert expected_changelog == actual_changelog
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "output_format, breaking_header, notice_header",
+    [
+        (
+            ChangelogOutputFormat.MARKDOWN,
+            "### Breaking Changes",
+            "### Additional Release Information",
+        ),
+        (
+            ChangelogOutputFormat.RESTRUCTURED_TEXT,
+            "Breaking Changes\n----------------",
+            "Additional Release Information\n------------------------------",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_default_changelog_includes_nonleading_breaking_changes_and_notices(
+    output_format: ChangelogOutputFormat,
+    breaking_header: str,
+    notice_header: str,
+    example_git_https_url: str,
+    release_history_w_nonleading_brk_n_notice: ReleaseHistory,
+    changelog_md_file: Path,
+):
+    changelog = render_default_changelog_file(
+        output_format=output_format,
+        changelog_context=make_changelog_context(
+            hvcs_client=Github(example_git_https_url),
+            release_history=release_history_w_nonleading_brk_n_notice,
+            mode=ChangelogMode.INIT,
+            prev_changelog_file=changelog_md_file,
+            insertion_flag="",
+            mask_initial_release=True,
+        ),
+        changelog_style="conventional",
+    )
+
+    assert breaking_header in changelog
+    assert "This is a breaking change" in changelog
+    assert notice_header in changelog
+    assert "This is a multline release notice" in changelog
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("hvcs_client", [Github, Gitlab, Gitea, Bitbucket])
 def test_default_changelog_template_w_a_brk_change(
     hvcs_client: type[Bitbucket | Gitea | Github | Gitlab],