diff --git a/changelog.d/12497.misc b/changelog.d/12497.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17a661ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/12497.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a minor typo in the Debian changelogs generated by the release script.
diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index 518eaf417..6f7cf6888 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def prepare():
         debian_version = new_version
 
     run_until_successful(
-        f'dch -M -v {debian_version} "New synapse release {debian_version}."',
+        f'dch -M -v {debian_version} "New Synapse release {new_version}."',
         shell=True,
     )
     run_until_successful('dch -M -r -D stable ""', shell=True)