diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
index 7fb8ad3..5f8186c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@2.0.0
         with:
           additional_files: git-co git-branch-clean git-branch-close
diff --git a/git-changelog b/git-changelog
index b838aa1..2330a50 100755
--- a/git-changelog
+++ b/git-changelog
@@ -410,9 +410,11 @@ elif grep -q '^## \[' "$CHANGELOG_FILE"; then
   echo "Inserted entry into $CHANGELOG_FILE."
 else
   # No existing entries — append after the preamble
-  printf '\n' >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
-  cat "$entryfile" >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
-  printf '\n' >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+  {
+    printf '\n'
+    cat "$entryfile"
+    printf '\n'
+  } >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
   echo "Appended entry to $CHANGELOG_FILE."
 fi