diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 5a2c07e5..485ad9ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
               PR_JSON=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
                 https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/$PR_NUMBER)
           
+              # Use heredoc for TITLE in case it has special chars
               PR_TITLE=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r .title)
               echo "pr_title=$PR_TITLE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           
@@ -59,9 +60,13 @@ jobs:
                 echo "is_first_contributor=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               fi
           
-              # Get PR body
+              # Get PR body - Use heredoc for multi-line strings
               PR_BODY=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r .body)
-              echo "pr_body=$PR_BODY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              {
+                echo "pr_body<<EOF"
+                echo "$PR_BODY"
+                echo "EOF"
+              } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
           fi