diff --git a/hooks/gen_docs/gen_docs_contributing.py b/hooks/gen_docs/gen_docs_contributing.py
index 7970b192b..5c7367528 100644
--- a/hooks/gen_docs/gen_docs_contributing.py
+++ b/hooks/gen_docs/gen_docs_contributing.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 KPOPS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parents[2].resolve()
 SOURCE = KPOPS_ROOT / "CONTRIBUTING.md"
 DEST = KPOPS_ROOT / "docs/docs/developer/contributing.md"
-HEADER = f"<!-- This file is autogenerated by {Path(__file__)}. -->\n".encode()
+HEADER = f"<!-- This file is autogenerated by {Path(__file__)}. -->\n\n".encode()
 
 # Copy `CONTRIBUTING.md` into the equivalent file in the docs,
 # adding a comment at the top which notes that the file is generated