diff --git a/pavement.py b/pavement.py
index 7f39fef370d8..18a5c8f44325 100644
--- a/pavement.py
+++ b/pavement.py
@@ -610,13 +610,13 @@ def write_release_task(options, filename='NOTES.txt'):
 ~~~
 
 """)
-    ftarget.writelines(['%s\n' % c for c in compute_md5(idirs)])
-    ftarget.writelines("""
+        ftarget.writelines(['%s\n' % c for c in compute_md5(idirs)])
+        ftarget.writelines("""
 SHA256
 ~~~~~~
 
 """)
-    ftarget.writelines(['%s\n' % c for c in compute_sha256(idirs)])
+        ftarget.writelines(['%s\n' % c for c in compute_sha256(idirs)])
 
     # Sign release
     cmd = ['gpg', '--clearsign', '--armor']