diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b7c0eb71..b5ad23ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,62 +50,62 @@ jobs:
         name: dist
         path: dist/
 
-  test-linux:
-    name: ${{ matrix.task.name}} - Linux ${{ matrix.python.name }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - build
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python:
-          - name: CPython 3.7
-            tox: py37
-            action: 3.7
-          - name: CPython 3.8
-            tox: py38
-            action: 3.8
-          - name: CPython 3.9
-            tox: py39
-            action: 3.9
-          - name: CPython 3.10
-            tox: py310
-            action: '3.10'
-          - name: PyPy 3.7
-            tox: pypy37
-            action: pypy-3.7
-          - name: PyPy 3.8
-            tox: pypy38
-            action: pypy-3.8
-        task:
-          - name: Test
-            tox: tests
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-    - name: Download package files
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: dist
-        path: dist/
-
-    - name: Set up ${{ matrix.python.name }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python.action }}
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov coverage[toml]
-
-    - uses: twisted/python-info-action@v1
-
-    - name: Tox
-      run: tox -c tox.ini --installpkg dist/*.whl -e ${{ matrix.python.tox }}-tests
-
-    - name: Codecov
-      run: |
-        codecov -n "GitHub Actions - ${{ matrix.task.name}} - ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.python.name }}"
+  # test-linux:
+  #   name: ${{ matrix.task.name}} - Linux ${{ matrix.python.name }}
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   needs:
+  #     - build
+  #   strategy:
+  #     fail-fast: false
+  #     matrix:
+  #       python:
+  #         - name: CPython 3.7
+  #           tox: py37
+  #           action: 3.7
+  #         - name: CPython 3.8
+  #           tox: py38
+  #           action: 3.8
+  #         - name: CPython 3.9
+  #           tox: py39
+  #           action: 3.9
+  #         - name: CPython 3.10
+  #           tox: py310
+  #           action: '3.10'
+  #         - name: PyPy 3.7
+  #           tox: pypy37
+  #           action: pypy-3.7
+  #         - name: PyPy 3.8
+  #           tox: pypy38
+  #           action: pypy-3.8
+  #       task:
+  #         - name: Test
+  #           tox: tests
+
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+  #   - name: Download package files
+  #     uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+  #     with:
+  #       name: dist
+  #       path: dist/
+
+  #   - name: Set up ${{ matrix.python.name }}
+  #     uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+  #     with:
+  #       python-version: ${{ matrix.python.action }}
+
+  #   - name: Install dependencies
+  #     run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox codecov coverage[toml]
+
+  #   - uses: twisted/python-info-action@v1
+
+  #   - name: Tox
+  #     run: tox -c tox.ini --installpkg dist/*.whl -e ${{ matrix.python.tox }}-tests
+
+  #   - name: Codecov
+  #     run: |
+  #       codecov -n "GitHub Actions - ${{ matrix.task.name}} - ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.python.name }}"
 
 
   test-windows:
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
 
     needs:
       - build
-      - test-linux
+      # - test-linux
       - test-windows
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
       # This is the list of CI job that we are interested to be green before
       # a merge.
       - build
-      - test-linux
+      # - test-linux
       - test-windows
       - check
       - pypi-publish
diff --git a/src/towncrier/_writer.py b/src/towncrier/_writer.py
index 65f571ea..6beb36e4 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/_writer.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/_writer.py
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ def append_to_newsfile(
     if top_line and top_line in prev_body:
         raise ValueError("It seems you've already produced newsfiles for this version?")
 
-    with open(news_file, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
+    print("header", repr(header))
+    print("body", repr(prev_body))
+    print("new content", repr(content))
+
+    with open(news_file, "w", encoding="utf8", newline="") as f:
         if header:
             f.write(header)
 
@@ -40,6 +44,12 @@ def append_to_newsfile(
         if prev_body:
             f.write(f"\n\n{prev_body}")
 
+    with open(news_file, "rb") as f:
+        print("news bytes", repr(f.read()))
+
+    with open(news_file) as f:
+        print("news str", repr(f.read()))
+
 
 def _figure_out_existing_content(news_file, start_string, single_file):
     """
diff --git a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
index 5e9dadc7..3973657f 100644
--- a/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
+++ b/src/towncrier/test/test_build.py
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def test_bullet_points_false(self):
                 )
             os.mkdir("newsfragments")
             with open("newsfragments/123.feature", "w") as f:
-                f.write("wow!\n" "~~~~\n" "\n" "No indentation at all.")
+                f.write("wow!\n~~~~\n\nNo indentation at all.")
             with open("newsfragments/124.bugfix", "w") as f:
                 f.write("#. Numbered bullet list.")
             with open("newsfragments/125.removal", "w") as f:
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ def test_bullet_points_false(self):
             with open("newsfragments/126.doc", "w") as f:
                 f.write("* Asterisk based bullet list.")
 
+            print("frag", repr(read_all("newsfragments/123.feature")))
             result = runner.invoke(
                 _main,
                 [
@@ -819,6 +820,8 @@ def test_bullet_points_false(self):
             self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code, result.output)
             output = read_all("NEWS.rst")
 
+        print("test-out", result.output)
+
         self.assertEqual(
             output,
             """