diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 05585f7bc..a0a168b91 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ if [ "$DO_SIGN" = "true" ]; then
 		export SIGN_KEY="$APPIMAGE_KEY_ID"
 		export APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE="$APPIMAGE_KEY_PASSPHRASE"
 	elif [ "$OS" == "windows" ]; then
-        # Nothing extra to add.
+        # Nothing to do on windows
+        :;
 	else
 		error "signing is not supported on $(uname -s)"
 	fi