diff --git a/scripts/get_changelog.py b/scripts/get_changelog.py
index 4db43e3..16b99c2 100644
--- a/scripts/get_changelog.py
+++ b/scripts/get_changelog.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import os
 import re
 import argparse
 from pathlib import Path
-from tempfile import mkstemp
 
 VERSION_HEADER = re.compile(r"\[\d+.\d+.\d+\]")
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent
 
 
 def main():
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 def get_changelog(version: str) -> list[str]:
-    script_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent
-    changelog = script_dir / "CHANGELOG.md"
+    changelog = SCRIPT_DIR / "CHANGELOG.md"
 
     with changelog.open("r") as infile:
         lines = infile.readlines()
@@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ def get_changelog(version: str) -> list[str]:
 
 
 def save_changelog(version: str, lines: list[str]) -> str:
-    fd, name = mkstemp(prefix=f"wapp-changelog-{version}-", text=True)
-    os.write(fd, "".join(lines).encode("utf-8"))
-    os.close(fd)
-    return name
+    version_changelog = SCRIPT_DIR / f"wapp-changelog-{version}.md"
+    with version_changelog.open("w") as outfile:
+        outfile.writelines(lines)
+    return str(version_changelog)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":