diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index b1e0b51422..d74603c99a 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ a release-master multitool
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 import sys
 from path import path
-from git import Repo, Commit
+from git import Repo
 from git.refs.symbolic import SymbolicReference
 import argparse
 from datetime import date, timedelta