diff --git a/__snapshots__/github-changelog-notes.js b/__snapshots__/github-changelog-notes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c99600410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__snapshots__/github-changelog-notes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+exports['GitHubChangelogNotes buildNotes should build release notes from GitHub 1'] = `
+## 1.2.3 (1983-10-10)
+
+##Changes in Release v1.0.0 ... ##Contributors @monalisa
+`
diff --git a/src/changelog-notes/github.ts b/src/changelog-notes/github.ts
index 2fd48cde7..a79ddeeab 100644
--- a/src/changelog-notes/github.ts
+++ b/src/changelog-notes/github.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ export class GitHubChangelogNotes implements ChangelogNotes {
     _commits: ConventionalCommit[],
     options: BuildNotesOptions
   ): Promise<string> {
-    return await this.github.generateReleaseNotes(
+    const body = await this.github.generateReleaseNotes(
       options.currentTag,
       options.targetBranch,
       options.previousTag
     );
+    const date = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-CA');
+    const header = `## ${options.version} (${date})`;
+    return `${header}\n\n${body}`;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/changelog-notes/default-changelog-notes.ts b/test/changelog-notes/default-changelog-notes.ts
index 5efd8b35b..e78e48d10 100644
--- a/test/changelog-notes/default-changelog-notes.ts
+++ b/test/changelog-notes/default-changelog-notes.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
 } from '../helpers';
 import {DefaultChangelogNotes} from '../../src/changelog-notes/default';
 import {parseConventionalCommits} from '../../src/commit';
+import {PullRequestBody} from '../../src/util/pull-request-body';
+import {Version} from '../../src/version';
 
 describe('DefaultChangelogNotes', () => {
   const commits = [
@@ -283,4 +285,33 @@ describe('DefaultChangelogNotes', () => {
       // });
     });
   });
+  describe('pull request compatibility', () => {
+    it('should build parseable notes', async () => {
+      const notesOptions = {
+        owner: 'googleapis',
+        repository: 'java-asset',
+        version: '1.2.3',
+        previousTag: 'v1.2.2',
+        currentTag: 'v1.2.3',
+        targetBranch: 'main',
+      };
+      const changelogNotes = new DefaultChangelogNotes();
+      const notes = await changelogNotes.buildNotes(commits, notesOptions);
+      const pullRequestBody = new PullRequestBody([
+        {
+          version: Version.parse('1.2.3'),
+          notes,
+        },
+      ]);
+      const pullRequestBodyContent = pullRequestBody.toString();
+      const parsedPullRequestBody = PullRequestBody.parse(
+        pullRequestBodyContent
+      );
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody).to.not.be.undefined;
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody!.releaseData).lengthOf(1);
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody!.releaseData[0].version?.toString()).to.eql(
+        '1.2.3'
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/changelog-notes/github-changelog-notes.ts b/test/changelog-notes/github-changelog-notes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a082dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/changelog-notes/github-changelog-notes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import * as nock from 'nock';
+import {describe, it} from 'mocha';
+import {expect} from 'chai';
+import {safeSnapshot} from '../helpers';
+import {PullRequestBody} from '../../src/util/pull-request-body';
+import {Version} from '../../src/version';
+import {GitHubChangelogNotes} from '../../src/changelog-notes/github';
+import {GitHub} from '../../src/github';
+
+nock.disableNetConnect();
+
+describe('GitHubChangelogNotes', () => {
+  const commits = [
+    {
+      sha: 'sha1',
+      message: 'feat: some feature',
+      files: ['path1/file1.txt'],
+      type: 'feat',
+      scope: null,
+      bareMessage: 'some feature',
+      notes: [],
+      references: [],
+      breaking: false,
+    },
+    {
+      sha: 'sha2',
+      message: 'fix!: some bugfix',
+      files: ['path1/file1.rb'],
+      type: 'fix',
+      scope: null,
+      bareMessage: 'some bugfix',
+      notes: [{title: 'BREAKING CHANGE', text: 'some bugfix'}],
+      references: [],
+      breaking: true,
+    },
+    {
+      sha: 'sha3',
+      message: 'docs: some documentation',
+      files: ['path1/file1.java'],
+      type: 'docs',
+      scope: null,
+      bareMessage: 'some documentation',
+      notes: [],
+      references: [],
+      breaking: false,
+    },
+  ];
+  describe('buildNotes', () => {
+    const notesOptions = {
+      owner: 'googleapis',
+      repository: 'java-asset',
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      previousTag: 'v1.2.2',
+      currentTag: 'v1.2.3',
+      targetBranch: 'main',
+    };
+    let github: GitHub;
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      github = await GitHub.create({
+        owner: 'fake-owner',
+        repo: 'fake-repo',
+        defaultBranch: 'main',
+        token: 'fake-token',
+      });
+      nock('https://api.github.com/')
+        .post('/repos/fake-owner/fake-repo/releases/generate-notes')
+        .reply(200, {
+          name: 'Release v1.0.0 is now available!',
+          body: '##Changes in Release v1.0.0 ... ##Contributors @monalisa',
+        });
+    });
+    it('should build release notes from GitHub', async () => {
+      const changelogNotes = new GitHubChangelogNotes(github);
+      const notes = await changelogNotes.buildNotes(commits, notesOptions);
+      expect(notes).to.is.string;
+      safeSnapshot(notes);
+    });
+
+    it('should build parseable notes', async () => {
+      const notesOptions = {
+        owner: 'googleapis',
+        repository: 'java-asset',
+        version: '1.2.3',
+        previousTag: 'v1.2.2',
+        currentTag: 'v1.2.3',
+        targetBranch: 'main',
+      };
+      const changelogNotes = new GitHubChangelogNotes(github);
+      const notes = await changelogNotes.buildNotes(commits, notesOptions);
+      const pullRequestBody = new PullRequestBody([
+        {
+          version: Version.parse('1.2.3'),
+          notes,
+        },
+      ]);
+      const pullRequestBodyContent = pullRequestBody.toString();
+      const parsedPullRequestBody = PullRequestBody.parse(
+        pullRequestBodyContent
+      );
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody).to.not.be.undefined;
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody!.releaseData).lengthOf(1);
+      expect(parsedPullRequestBody!.releaseData[0].version?.toString()).to.eql(
+        '1.2.3'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});