diff --git a/docs/release-checklist.rst b/docs/release-checklist.rst
index 330b50687..7ba60413e 100644
--- a/docs/release-checklist.rst
+++ b/docs/release-checklist.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ access need to do.
 So, follow *this* list for 1.16.0 and if it seems complete, we should
 delete the older checklist after that.
 
+
 Any Contributor
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@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ Steps in this portion require special access to keys or
 infrastructure. For example, **access to tahoe-lafs.org** to upload
 binaries or edit HTML.
 
+
 Hack Tahoe-LAFS
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