diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index dfa74d6c..bc184f62 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ## 2.5.0b3 (unreleased)
 -----------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- batou migrate now writes .batou.json with a newline at the end.
 
 
 ## 2.5.0b2 (2024-05-15)
diff --git a/src/batou/migrate/__init__.py b/src/batou/migrate/__init__.py
index 0945d447..902dc4e0 100644
--- a/src/batou/migrate/__init__.py
+++ b/src/batou/migrate/__init__.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def write_config(version: int) -> None:
     """
     with open(CONFIG_FILE_NAME, "w") as f:
         json.dump({"migration": {"version": version}}, f)
+        f.write("\n")
 
 
 def get_current_version() -> int: