diff --git a/doc/dev/releasechecklist b/doc/dev/releasechecklist
index 3473ae0f..eba81dc0 100755
--- a/doc/dev/releasechecklist
+++ b/doc/dev/releasechecklist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ lib_version=$(grep ^VERSION lib/cdist/__init__.py | sed -e 's/.*= //' -e 's/"//g
 
 # get date
 date_today="$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
-date_changelogn=$(grep '^[[:digit:]]' doc/changelog | head -n1 | sed 's/.*: //')
+date_changelog=$(grep '^[[:digit:]]' doc/changelog | head -n1 | sed 's/.*: //')
 
 echo "Ensure you fixed/prepared version files: $files"
 echo "changelog: $changelog_version"