diff --git a/scripts/update-changelog.ts b/scripts/update-changelog.ts
index b0862ac..0e79fc4 100644
--- a/scripts/update-changelog.ts
+++ b/scripts/update-changelog.ts
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ export function buildIndependentBody (
 
   if (plan.unrouted.length) {
     const commitUrl = (sha: string) => `https://github.com/${opts.owner}/${opts.repo}/commit/${sha}`
-    lines.push('### 🧭 Unrouted commits', '', '_These commits were not routed to any package and do not bump any version._', '')
+    lines.push('### 📝 Other commits', '', '_These commits were not routed to any package and do not bump any version._', '')
     for (const c of plan.unrouted) {
       lines.push(`- ${c.message} ([\`${c.shortHash}\`](${commitUrl(c.shortHash)}))`)
     }
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ async function runIndependent (packagesInput: string): Promise<void> {
   })
 
   if (plan.unrouted.length) {
-    console.log(`Unrouted commits (${plan.unrouted.length}, bump nothing):`)
+    console.log(`Other commits (${plan.unrouted.length}, bump nothing):`)
     for (const commit of plan.unrouted) {
       console.log(`  ${commit.shortHash} ${commit.message}`)
     }
diff --git a/test/update-changelog.test.ts b/test/update-changelog.test.ts
index f0e305b..b64296a 100644
--- a/test/update-changelog.test.ts
+++ b/test/update-changelog.test.ts
@@ -561,14 +561,14 @@ describe('independent release PR', () => {
     const plan = fontainePlan([commit('feat(fontaine): thing'), commit('docs: update readme')])
     const body = buildIndependentBody(plan, bodyOpts)
 
-    expect(body).toContain('### 🧭 Unrouted commits')
+    expect(body).toContain('### 📝 Other commits')
     expect(body).toContain('not routed to any package')
     expect(body).toContain('docs: update readme')
   })
 
   it('omits the unrouted section when every commit is routed', () => {
     const body = buildIndependentBody(fontainePlan([commit('feat(fontaine): thing')]), bodyOpts)
-    expect(body).not.toContain('Unrouted commits')
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Other commits')
   })
 
   it('preserves the preamble across regenerations', () => {