diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c42e28..cb1b12b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [1.1.11] - 2024-01-18
 
 * Allow specifying the path to the `Cargo.lock` file, in case it is not in the root of the repository (#55)
-* Update the example in the readme, to have the correct permissions for private repositories.
+* Update the example in the README, to have the correct permissions for private repositories.
 
 ## [1.1.10] - 2023-11-02
 
diff --git a/audit.py b/audit.py
index 03e449e..5890486 100644
--- a/audit.py
+++ b/audit.py
@@ -7,24 +7,25 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import requests
 
-# GitHub API CLient copied and adapted from
+# GitHub API Client copied and adapted from
 # https://github.com/alstr/todo-to-issue-action/blob/25c80e9c4999d107bec208af49974d329da26370/main.py
 # Originally licensed under MIT license
 
-# Timeout in seconds for requests methods
 TIMEOUT = 30
+"""Timeout in seconds for requests methods"""
+
+NEWLINE = "\n"
+"""Definition of newline"""
 
 
 def debug(message: str) -> None:
     """Print a debug message to the GitHub Action log"""
-    newline = "\n"
-    print(f"""::debug::{message.replace(newline, " ")}""")
+    print(f"""::debug::{message.replace(NEWLINE, " ")}""")
 
 
 def error(message: str) -> None:
     """Print an error message to the GitHub Action log"""
-    newline = "\n"
-    print(f"""::error::{message.replace(newline, " ")}""")
+    print(f"""::error::{message.replace(NEWLINE, " ")}""")
 
 
 def group(title: str, message: str) -> None: