diff --git a/changelog/changelog_test.ts b/changelog/changelog_test.ts
index 480d9de..b51a997 100644
--- a/changelog/changelog_test.ts
+++ b/changelog/changelog_test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { assertEquals } from "$std/assert/assert_equals.ts"
-import { outdent } from "$dax/src/deps.ts"
 import { getSections, parseCommits } from "./mod.ts"
-import { renderBBCode } from "./render_bbcode.ts"
 
 export const exampleCommits = parseCommits([
   "feat: asdf (#1234)",
   "feat!: test (#123)",
   "fix(L10n): `language` stuff (#415)",
 ])
-const exampleSections = getSections(exampleCommits)
+export const exampleSections = getSections(exampleCommits)
 
 Deno.test("parseCommits() correctly parse commits", () => {
   assertEquals(exampleCommits, [
@@ -35,27 +33,3 @@ Deno.test("parseCommits() correctly parse commits", () => {
     },
   ])
 })
-
-Deno.test("renderBBCode() outputs identical text", () =>
-  assertEquals(
-    renderBBCode({ version: "v1.0.0", date: "2024-03-12", sections: exampleSections }),
-    outdent`
-      [h1]v1.0.0 (2024-03-12)[/h1]
-
-      [h2]Breaking Changes[/h2]
-      [list]
-          [*] test ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/123]#123[/url])
-      [/list]
-
-      [h2]New Features[/h2]
-      [list]
-          [*] asdf ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/1234]#1234[/url])
-          [*] test ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/123]#123[/url])
-      [/list]
-
-      [h2]Fixes[/h2]
-      [list]
-          [*] [i]language[/i] stuff ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/415]#415[/url])
-      [/list]
-  `,
-  ))
diff --git a/changelog/render_bbcode_test.ts b/changelog/render_bbcode_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4792f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/render_bbcode_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { assertEquals } from "$std/assert/assert_equals.ts"
+import { outdent } from "$dax/src/deps.ts"
+import { renderBBCode } from "./render_bbcode.ts"
+import { exampleSections } from "./changelog_test.ts"
+
+Deno.test("renderBBCode() outputs identical text", () =>
+  assertEquals(
+    renderBBCode({ version: "v1.0.0", date: "2024-03-12", sections: exampleSections }),
+    outdent`
+      [h1]v1.0.0 (2024-03-12)[/h1]
+
+      [h2]Breaking Changes[/h2]
+      [list]
+          [*] test ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/123]#123[/url])
+      [/list]
+
+      [h2]New Features[/h2]
+      [list]
+          [*] asdf ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/1234]#1234[/url])
+          [*] test ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/123]#123[/url])
+      [/list]
+
+      [h2]Fixes[/h2]
+      [list]
+          [*] [i]language[/i] stuff ([url=https://github.com/scarf005/marisa/pull/415]#415[/url])
+      [/list]
+  `,
+  ))
diff --git a/changelog/render_sts.ts b/changelog/render_sts.ts
index 13f31bc..de6f269 100644
--- a/changelog/render_sts.ts
+++ b/changelog/render_sts.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import { outdent } from "$dax/src/deps.ts"
 import { Commit } from "./mod.ts"
 import { ChangelogRenderer, renderSections, SectionFormatter } from "./render.ts"
 
-const fmtCommit = (x: Commit) =>
+export const fmtCommit = (x: Commit) =>
   `- ${x.subject}`
-    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "[i]$1[/i]")
+    .replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "[$1]")
     .replace(/\(#(\d+)\)/g, "")
+    .trim()
 
 const fmtSection: SectionFormatter = ([section, commits]) =>
   `* ${section}\n\n` + commits.map(fmtCommit).join("\n")
diff --git a/changelog/render_sts_test.ts b/changelog/render_sts_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07a9aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/render_sts_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { assertEquals } from "$std/assert/assert_equals.ts"
+import { Commit } from "./mod.ts"
+import { fmtCommit } from "./render_sts.ts"
+
+Deno.test(
+  "fmtCommit() strips invalid characters",
+  () => assertEquals(fmtCommit({ subject: "`foo` (#123)" } as unknown as Commit), "- [foo]"),
+)