diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index c78d257..6e07988 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           found { print }
         ' RELEASENOTES.md)
         
-        # Escape newlines for GitHub output
-        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//'%'/'%25'}"
-        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-        RELEASE_NOTES="${RELEASE_NOTES//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-        echo "body=$RELEASE_NOTES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        # Write multi-line output properly
+        echo "body<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "$RELEASE_NOTES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
     - name: Compile Spearhead
       uses: https://git.dutchie031.com/dutchie031/DcsMissionScriptingTools/github-action@action/v0