diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 41e0b55a..aa772a7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ runner.temp }}/VERSION"
           CHANGELOG="${{ runner.temp }}/CHANGELOG.md"
+          DESCRIPTION=$(cat << 'EOF'
+          ${{ inputs.description }}
+          EOF
+          )
 
           npm run release -- \
             ${{ inputs.type != 'stable' && format('--preRelease="{0}"', inputs.type) || ''}} \
             ${{ inputs.dry-run && '--dry-run' || ''}} \
             --release.name='${{ inputs.name }}' \
-            --release.description='${{ inputs.description }}' \
+            --release.description="$DESCRIPTION" \
             --dump.version="$VERSION" \
             --dump.changelog="$CHANGELOG" \
             --verbose