diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c303518..b958073 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-git_status=`git status --porcelain`
+git_status=$(git status --porcelain)
 if [[ ! -z $git_status ]]; then
-  echo -e "\e[31muncommitted state:\e[0m"
-  git status -s
-  echo -e "\e[31mplease commit or tidy uncommitted state before running release\e[0m"
-  exit
+	echo -e "\e[31muncommitted state:\e[0m"
+	git status -s
+	echo -e "\e[31mplease commit or tidy uncommitted state before running release\e[0m"
+	exit
 fi
 
 # takes the tag as an argument (e.g. v0.1.0)
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-  if ! $(echo "${1}"|grep -q '^v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+$'); then
-    echo -e "\e[31m${1} not a version of the expected format; please use v#.#.# format\e[0m"
-    exit
-  fi
-  # update the version
-  msg="# managed by release.sh"
-  sed "s/^version = .* $msg$/version = \"${1#v}\" $msg/" -i Cargo.toml
-  # update the changelog
-  git cliff --date-order --sort newest --unreleased --tag "$1" --prepend CHANGELOG.md
-  git diff
-  echo -e -n "\e[33mProceed? \e[0m"
-  read -n 1 -s -p "[y/N] " proceed
-  echo
-  if [[ "${proceed}" != "y" ]]; then
-    echo -e "\e[31maborting; leaving dirty state:\e[0m"
-    git status -s
-    exit
-  fi
-  git add -A
-  git commit -m "chore(release): prepare for $1"
-  git show
-  # generate a changelog for the tag message
-  export GIT_CLIFF_TEMPLATE="\
+	if ! $(echo "${1}" | grep -q '^v[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+$'); then
+		echo -e "\e[31m${1} not a version of the expected format; please use v#.#.# format\e[0m"
+		exit
+	fi
+	# update the version
+	msg="# managed by release.sh"
+	sed "s/^version = .* $msg$/version = \"${1#v}\" $msg/" -i Cargo.toml
+	# update the changelog
+	git cliff --topo-order --sort newest --unreleased --tag "$1" --prepend CHANGELOG.md
+	git diff
+	echo -e -n "\e[33mProceed? \e[0m"
+	read -n 1 -s -p "[y/N] " proceed
+	echo
+	if [[ "${proceed}" != "y" ]]; then
+		echo -e "\e[31maborting; leaving dirty state:\e[0m"
+		git status -s
+		exit
+	fi
+	git add -A
+	git commit -m "chore(release): prepare for $1"
+	git show
+	# generate a changelog for the tag message
+	export GIT_CLIFF_TEMPLATE="\
     {% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute=\"group\") %}
     {{ group | upper_first }}\
       {% for commit in commits %}
       - {% if commit.breaking %}(breaking) {% endif %}{{ commit.message | upper_first }} ({{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end=\"\") }})\
         {% endfor %}
         {% endfor %}"
-  changelog=$(git cliff --date-order --sort newest --unreleased --strip all)
-  git tag "$1" -m "Release $1" -m "$changelog"
-  git show -q "$1"
+	changelog=$(git cliff --topo-order --sort newest --unreleased --strip all)
+	git tag "$1" -m "Release $1" -m "$changelog"
+	git show -q "$1"
 else
-  echo "warn: please provide a tag"
+	echo "warn: please provide a tag"
 fi