diff --git a/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
index cda4dabe..1615a813 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/vscode/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 - Fixed a bug where the `autoDetectColorScheme` setting could cause equation previews to have a dark text on dark background and vice versa (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/864>).
 - Fixed a regression where bash cell execution does not work (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/826>).
 - Fixed cell formatting sometimes deleting code at the end of the cell (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/754>).
-- Removed visual/source toggle button from Positron editor action bar. You can still switch between editing modes using the command palette or context menu (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/896>)
+- Removed visual/source toggle button from Positron editor action bar. You can still switch between editing modes using the command palette or context menu (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/896>).
+- Fix columns2 and columns3 snippets leaving `:::` in the document (<https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto/pull/899>).
 
 ## 1.128.0 (Release on 2026-01-08)
 
diff --git a/apps/vscode/snippets/quarto.code-snippets b/apps/vscode/snippets/quarto.code-snippets
index 14af32d9..f54f98ed 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/snippets/quarto.code-snippets
+++ b/apps/vscode/snippets/quarto.code-snippets
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@
       "::: {.column}",
       ":::",
 
-      "::: <!-- end columns -->"
+      ":::",
+      "<!-- end columns -->"
 
     ],
     "description": "Insert two columns"
@@ -160,7 +161,8 @@
       "::: {.column}",
       ":::",
 
-      "::: <!-- end columns -->"
+      ":::",
+      "<!-- end columns -->"
     ],
     "description": "Insert three columns"
   }