diff --git a/changelog.py b/changelog.py
index 100acebbb..2ee426e3b 100755
--- a/changelog.py
+++ b/changelog.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.             *
 # ******************************************************************************/
 
-import urllib2, json, sys
+import urllib2, json, sys, string
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
     print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], "<VERSION>"
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ for field in version["custom_fields"]:
         changes = field["value"]
         break
 
+changes = string.join(string.split(changes, "\r\n"), "\n")
+
 print "### What's New in Version %s" % (version_name)
 print ""
 print "#### Changes"