diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 6487aeb955b..a56f8a6a60f 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -3964,7 +3964,7 @@
         "description": "gen_release_notes: strip second newline in new features",
         "nominated": false,
         "nomination_type": null,
-        "resolution": 4,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/bin/gen_release_notes.py b/bin/gen_release_notes.py
index 57d8ce5c60e..2f6750fc0cf 100755
--- a/bin/gen_release_notes.py
+++ b/bin/gen_release_notes.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def get_features(is_point_release: bool) -> typing.Generator[str, None, None]:
             print("WARNING: new features being introduced in a point release", file=sys.stderr)
         with p.open('rt') as f:
             for line in f:
-                yield line
+                yield line.rstrip()
             else:
                 yield "None"
         p.unlink()