diff --git a/tools/format_GH_release_notes.py b/tools/format_GH_release_notes.py
index e0862d23ea..802a92ec9e 100644
--- a/tools/format_GH_release_notes.py
+++ b/tools/format_GH_release_notes.py
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 """ Fix the format of GitHub-generated release notes. """
 
 import os.path
+import re
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
 
-    import re
+with open(os.path.join(root_dir, 'CHANGELOG.rst'), 'r') as f:
+    content = f.read().split('/n')
 
-    root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
 
-    with open(os.path.join(root_dir, 'CHANGELOG.rst'), 'r') as f:
-        content = f.read().split('/n')
-
-
-    with open(os.path.join(root_dir,'CHANGELOG_new.rst'), 'w') as f:
-        for line in content:
-            new_line = re.sub(r'by @.+ in https://github\.com/silx-kit/silx/pull/(\d+)', r'(PR #\1)', line)
-            f.write(new_line)
-            f.write('\n')
+with open(os.path.join(root_dir,'CHANGELOG_new.rst'), 'w') as f:
+    for line in content:
+        new_line = re.sub(r'by @.+ in https://github\.com/silx-kit/silx/pull/(\d+)', r'(PR #\1)', line)
+        f.write(new_line)
+        f.write('\n')