--- a/hgext/releasenotes.py Thu Aug 03 15:31:54 2017 +0200 +++ b/hgext/releasenotes.py Sat Aug 12 09:21:42 2017 +0530 @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ lines.append('') - if lines[-1]: + if lines and lines[-1]: lines.append('') return '\n'.join(lines)