diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 4d16c73..e544119 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-06-23 - 1.3.8 - fix(changelog)
+Fix changelog generation by properly stripping markdown code fences
+
+- Corrected the changelog generation code to ensure markdown code fences are properly stripped.
+
+
 ## 2024-06-23 - 1.3.7 - fix(aidoc)
 Update to include package-lock.json in uncommitted changes check
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index b032de2..80c80c2 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsdoc',
-  version: '1.3.7',
+  version: '1.3.8',
   description: 'An advanced TypeScript documentation tool using AI to generate and enhance documentation for TypeScript projects.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts b/ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts
index 7a6f95d..1334c54 100644
--- a/ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts
+++ b/ts/aidocs_classes/commit.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ${JSON.stringify(commitMessages, null, 2)}
 
       previousChangelog = await plugins.smartfile.SmartFile.fromString(
         previousChangelogPath,
-        result2.message,
+        result2.message.replace('```markdown', '').replace('```', ''),
         'utf8'
       );
     }