diff --git a/misc/generate_changelog.py b/misc/generate_changelog.py
index ebab6c569152..c53a06e39133 100644
--- a/misc/generate_changelog.py
+++ b/misc/generate_changelog.py
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def format_changelog_entry(c: CommitInfo) -> str:
         s += f" (#{c.pr_number})"
     s += f" ({c.author})"
     """
-    s = f" * {c.title} ({c.author}"
+    title = c.title.removesuffix(".")
+    s = f" * {title} ({c.author}"
     if c.pr_number:
         s += f", PR [{c.pr_number}](https://github.com/python/mypy/pull/{c.pr_number})"
     s += ")"