diff --git a/make_release/Readme.md b/make_release/Readme.md
index c061d3aa..c6c9135a 100644
--- a/make_release/Readme.md
+++ b/make_release/Readme.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 - [ ] inspect the merged PRs to write changelogs with `./make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs nushell/nushell`
 - [ ] reorder sections by priority, what makes the most sense to the user?
-- [ ] paste the output of  `./make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs nushell/nushell --label breaking-change --pretty --no-author` to the "*Breaking changes*" section
+- [ ] paste the output of `./make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs nushell/nushell --label pr:breaking-change --pretty --no-author` to the "*Breaking changes*" section
 - [ ] make sure breaking changes titles are clear enough
 - [ ] paste the output of `./make_release/release-note/get-full-changelog` to the "*Full changelog*" section
 - [ ] mark as *ready for review* when uploading to *crates.io*
diff --git a/make_release/release-note/template.md b/make_release/release-note/template.md
index 5901ac36..dbcc2305 100644
--- a/make_release/release-note/template.md
+++ b/make_release/release-note/template.md
@@ -18,22 +18,21 @@ Today, we're releasing version {{VERSION}} of Nu. This release adds...
 
 Nu {{VERSION}} is available as [pre-built binaries](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/releases/tag/{{VERSION}}) or from [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/nu). If you have Rust installed you can install it using `cargo install nu`.
 
-::: tip Note
-The optional dataframe functionality is available by `cargo install nu --features=dataframe`.
-:::
-
 As part of this release, we also publish a set of optional plugins you can install and use with Nu. To install, use `cargo install nu_plugin_<plugin name>`.
 
 # Table of content
-- [*Themes of this release / New features*](#themes-of-this-release-new-features-toc)
-    - [*Hall of fame*](#hall-of-fame-toc)
-        - [*Bug fixes*](#bug-fixes-toc)
-        - [*Enhancing the documentation*](#enhancing-the-documentation-toc)
-    - [*Our set of commands is evolving*](#our-set-of-commands-is-evolving-toc)
-        - [*New commands*](#new-commands-toc)
-        - [*Changes to existing commands*](#changes-to-existing-commands-toc)
-        - [*Deprecated commands*](#deprecated-commands-toc)
-        - [*Removed commands*](#removed-commands-toc)
+- [_Highlights and themes of this release_](#highlights-and-themes-of-this-release-toc)
+- [_Changes to commands_](#changes-to-commands-toc)
+  - [_Additions_](#additions-toc)
+  - [_Breaking changes_](#breaking-changes-toc)
+  - [_Deprecations_](#deprecations-toc)
+  - [_Removals_](#removals-toc)
+  - [_Other changes_](#other-changes-toc)
+  - [_Bug fixes_](#bug-fixes-toc)
+- [_All breaking changes_](#all-breaking-changes-toc)
+  - [_Notes for plugin developers_](#notes-for-plugin-developers)
+- [_Hall of fame_](#hall-of-fame-toc)
+- [_Full changelog_](#full-changelog-toc)
 <!-- TODO: please add links to the other sections here
 
     the following command should help pre-generate a great deal of the table of content.
@@ -44,15 +43,13 @@ As part of this release, we also publish a set of optional plugins you can insta
         | each {
             str replace '# ' '- '
                 | str replace --all '#' '    '
-                | str replace --regex '- (.*)' '- [*$1*](#$1-toc)'
+                | str replace --regex '- (.*)' '- [_$1_](#$1-toc)'
         }
         | to text
     ```
 -->
-- [*Breaking changes*](#breaking-changes-toc)
-- [*Full changelog*](#full-changelog-toc)
 
-# Themes of this release / New features [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+# Highlights and themes of this release [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 <!-- NOTE: if you wanna write a section about a breaking change, when it's a very important one,
     please add the following snippet to have a "warning" banner :)
     > see [an example](https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2023-09-19-nushell_0_85_0.html#pythonesque-operators-removal)
@@ -67,26 +64,19 @@ As part of this release, we also publish a set of optional plugins you can insta
     for the list of available *containers*
 -->
 
-## Hall of fame [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-### Bug fixes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-Thanks to all the contributors below for helping us solve issues and bugs :pray:
-| author                               | description | url                                                     |
-| ------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [@author](https://github.com/author) | ...         | [#12345](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/12345) |
+# Changes to commands [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 
-### Enhancing the documentation [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-Thanks to all the contributors below for helping us making the documentation of Nushell commands better :pray:
-| author                               | description | url                                                     |
-| ------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [@author](https://github.com/author) | ...         | [#12345](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/12345) |
+## Additions [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 
-## Our set of commands is evolving [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-As usual, new release rhyms with changes to commands!
+## Breaking changes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 
-### New commands [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-### Changes to existing commands [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-### Deprecated commands [[toc](#table-of-content)]
-### Removed commands [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+## Deprecations [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+
+## Removals [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+
+## Other changes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+
+## Bug fixes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 
 <!-- NOTE: to start investigating the contributions of last release, i like to list them all in a raw table.
     to achieve this, one can use the [`list-merged-prs` script from `nu_scripts`](https://github.com/nushell/nu_scripts/blob/main/make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs)
@@ -104,7 +94,6 @@ As usual, new release rhyms with changes to commands!
         | last
 
     let prs = list-merged-prs nushell/nushell $last_release_date
-        | where author != "app/dependabot"
         | sort-by mergedAt
         | update url {|it| $"[#($it.number)]\(($it.url)\)" }
         | update author { $"[@($in)]\(https://github.com/($in)\)" }
@@ -116,15 +105,25 @@ As usual, new release rhyms with changes to commands!
     ```
 -->
 
-# Breaking changes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+# All breaking changes [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 <!-- TODO:
     paste the output of
     ```nu
-    ./make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs nushell/nushell --label breaking-change --pretty --no-author
+    ./make_release/release-note/list-merged-prs nushell/nushell --label pr:breaking-change --pretty --no-author
     ```
     here
 -->
 
+## Notes for plugin developers
+
+# Hall of fame [[toc](#table-of-content)]
+
+Thanks to all the contributors below for helping us solve issues and improve documentation :pray:
+
+| author                               | title       | url                                                     |
+| ------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [@author](https://github.com/author) | ...         | [#12345](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/12345) |
+
 # Full changelog [[toc](#table-of-content)]
 <!-- TODO:
     paste the output of