diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/release-notes.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/release-notes.rb
index 29153c40c6..7f783469e6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/release-notes.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/release-notes.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Homebrew
       end
     end
 
-    puts "Release notes between #{previous_tag} and #{end_ref}:"
+    $stderr.puts "Release notes between #{previous_tag} and #{end_ref}:"
     puts output
   end
 end