diff --git a/bin/generate-schema.js b/bin/generate-schema.js
index 6bfe6622ee..5bd03f2480 100644
--- a/bin/generate-schema.js
+++ b/bin/generate-schema.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if (requiredField.length > 0) {
   delete jsonSchema.required
 }
 
+for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(jsonSchema.properties)) {
+  if (typeof value.default === 'string' && value.default.includes('*')) {
+    jsonSchema.properties[key].default = `'${value.default}'`
+  }
+}
+
 if (inputArguments[0] === 'print') {
   fs.writeFileSync(
     './schema.json',
diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index 22ef087afd..cf5b7c8ebb 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       }
     },
     "change-template": {
-      "default": "* $TITLE (#$NUMBER) @$AUTHOR",
+      "default": "'* $TITLE (#$NUMBER) @$AUTHOR'",
       "type": "string"
     },
     "change-title-escapes": {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "no-changes-template": {
-      "default": "* No changes",
+      "default": "'* No changes'",
       "type": "string"
     },
     "version-template": {