diff --git a/src/semantic_release/changelog/context.py b/src/semantic_release/changelog/context.py
index fe16ca2c2..563f6a3f4 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/changelog/context.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/changelog/context.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def read_file(filepath: str) -> str:
             return rfd.read()
 
     except FileNotFoundError as err:
-        logging.warning(err)
+        logging.warning(str(err))
         return ""
 
 
diff --git a/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py b/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
index f2e4f825f..255ab77db 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/cli/masking_filter.py
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ def filter(self, record: LogRecord) -> bool:
 
     def mask(self, msg: str) -> str:
         if not isinstance(msg, str):
-            logger.debug(  # type: ignore[unreachable]
-                "cannot mask object of type %s", type(msg)
-            )
+            logger.debug("cannot mask object of type %s", type(msg))
             return msg
         for mask, values in self._redact_patterns.items():
             repl_string = (