diff --git a/tools/dev-release.sh b/tools/dev-release.sh
index 57f1b8a8e..6bbc6ced4 100755
--- a/tools/dev-release.sh
+++ b/tools/dev-release.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ virtualenv --no-site-packages $tmpvenv
 # update setuptools/pip just like in other places in the repo
 pip install -U setuptools
 pip install -U pip  # latest pip => no --pre for dev releases
-pip install -U wheel  # setup.py bdist_wheel newer versions of
-# virtualenv inherit setuptools/pip/wheel versions from current env
-# when creating a child env
+pip install -U wheel  # setup.py bdist_wheel
+
+# newer versions of virtualenv inherit setuptools/pip/wheel versions
+# from current env when creating a child env
 pip install -U virtualenv
 
 root="$(mktemp -d -t le.$version.XXX)"