diff --git a/gitdch b/gitdch
index 45290c8..5889732 100755
--- a/gitdch
+++ b/gitdch
@@ -224,15 +224,19 @@ changelog_lines = []
 for version in versions:
     # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
     changelog_lines.append(
-        '{package} ({version}-1) {code_name}; urgency={urgency}'.format(
+        '{package} ({version}-1) {code_name}; urgency={urgency}\n\n'.format(
             package=options.package_name,
             version=version['name'],
             code_name=options.code_name,
             urgency=options.urgency
         )
     )
-    for message in version['messages']:
-        changelog_lines.append('  * {0}\n'.format(message))
+
+    # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+    changelog_lines.extend([
+      '  * {0}\n'.format(message)
+      for message in version['messages']
+    ])
 
     # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
     changelog_lines.append(