diff --git a/.github/release-notes.sh b/.github/release-notes.sh
index 9937c18cf..198361161 100755
--- a/.github/release-notes.sh
+++ b/.github/release-notes.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ linkify_gh() {
         | trim_trailing_newlines \
         | sed -e 's/^\* /\n* /' \
         | linkify_gh
+    echo "" # final newline
 ) > "$scratch/changes.md"
 
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