private
    fun formatChanges(changes: List<AbstractAcceptedApiChangesMaintenanceTask.AcceptedApiChange>): String {
        val gson: Gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
        val initialString = gson.toJson(AcceptedApiChanges(changes))
        return adjustIndentation(initialString) + "\n"
    }

    /**
     * It appears there is no way to configure Gson to use 4 spaces instead of 2 for indentation.
     *