diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 6892a0758..2cfe063e9 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def announce(version):
     stdout = check_output(["git", "log", f"{last_version}..HEAD", "--format=%aN"])
     stdout = stdout.decode("utf-8")
 
-    contributors = set(stdout.splitlines())
+    contributors = {name for name in stdout.splitlines() if not name.endswith("[bot]")}
 
     template_name = (
         "release.minor.rst" if version.endswith(".0") else "release.patch.rst"