diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index 09596b8..c529d41 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # See documentation for more information on available options.
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 [![animation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/orhun/git-cliff/main/website/static/img/git-cliff-anim.gif)](https://git-cliff.org)\n
 """
diff --git a/examples/cocogitto.toml b/examples/cocogitto.toml
index 6b30b74..477d017 100644
--- a/examples/cocogitto.toml
+++ b/examples/cocogitto.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for commit guidelines.\n
diff --git a/examples/detailed.toml b/examples/detailed.toml
index 70ca6a4..e39a60e 100644
--- a/examples/detailed.toml
+++ b/examples/detailed.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
diff --git a/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml b/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
index 7c08e34..95b86d0 100644
--- a/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
+++ b/examples/github-keepachangelog.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
diff --git a/examples/github.toml b/examples/github.toml
index c25af7e..360955b 100644
--- a/examples/github.toml
+++ b/examples/github.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ body = """
 """
 # remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the template
 trim = true
-# changelog footer
+# template for the changelog footer
 footer = """
 <!-- generated by git-cliff -->
 """
diff --git a/examples/scoped.toml b/examples/scoped.toml
index 966a1e8..1d2efc8 100644
--- a/examples/scoped.toml
+++ b/examples/scoped.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
diff --git a/examples/scopesorted.toml b/examples/scopesorted.toml
index e7515b5..944be90 100644
--- a/examples/scopesorted.toml
+++ b/examples/scopesorted.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
diff --git a/examples/unconventional.toml b/examples/unconventional.toml
index 40f0a08..a2e9f72 100644
--- a/examples/unconventional.toml
+++ b/examples/unconventional.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
 
 [changelog]
-# template for the changelog footer
+# template for the changelog header
 header = """
 # Changelog\n
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n