diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ca36d9224..0b9f14a81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog != ''
         run: |
           mkdir -p whatsnew
-          echo "${{ steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog }}" > whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US.txt
+          echo "${{ steps.generate_changelog.outputs.changelog }}" > whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
 
       - name: Create version_info.txt
         run: |