diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 2a6e4ad1..5aa4150e 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Features
 ---------
 * Continue to expand TIPS.
 * Make `--progress` and `--checkpoint` strictly by statement.
+* Allow more characters in passwords read from a file.
 
 
 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index 7f47e769..31c5eb9a 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ def get_password_from_file(password_file: str | None) -> str | None:
             return None
         try:
             with open(password_file) as fp:
-                password = fp.readline().strip()
+                password = fp.readline().removesuffix('\n')
                 return password
         except FileNotFoundError:
             click.secho(f"Password file '{password_file}' not found", err=True, fg="red")