diff --git a/relnote/relnote.go b/relnote/relnote.go
index ba48e6f..eeb12ce 100644
--- a/relnote/relnote.go
+++ b/relnote/relnote.go
@@ -462,5 +462,8 @@
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return CheckFragment(string(data))
 }