diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index b57d0bd..0cfb2f0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,14 +53,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "Changelog generated:"
           cat CHANGELOG.md
 
-      - name: Create Gitea Release via API (no Go required)
+      - name: Create Gitea Release via API (Markdown-safe)
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
           OWNER: ${{ env.OWNER }}
           REPO: ${{ env.REPO }}
         run: |
           TAG=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-          echo "Creating release for tag $TAG in repo $OWNER/$REPO"
+          BODY=$(base64 -w0 CHANGELOG.md)
+          DECODED_BODY=$(echo "$BODY" | base64 -d | jq -Rs .)
+
+          echo "Creating release for tag $TAG"
+
           curl -X POST "https://dev.ksite.de/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/releases" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
@@ -68,6 +72,6 @@ jobs:
           {
             "tag_name": "${TAG}",
             "name": "${TAG}",
-            "body": "$(sed 's/"/\\"/g' CHANGELOG.md)"
+            "body": ${DECODED_BODY}
           }
-          EOF
+EOF