diff --git a/devel_doc/git-changelog b/devel_doc/git-changelog
index 5ca6c06..dee2307 100755
--- a/devel_doc/git-changelog
+++ b/devel_doc/git-changelog
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ parser.add_argument('-w', '--width', type=int, default=80,
                          '(default: 80)')
 parser.add_argument('-l', '--level', type=int, default=1,
                     help='first heading level in Markdown format '
-                         '(default: 0)')
+                         '(default: 1)')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if args.markdown: