diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 8d97c5f..5d5844d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -84,22 +84,20 @@ jobs:
           REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
           GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
 
-          # Prepare release body
-          RELEASE_BODY="SRFPlay Jellyfin Plugin ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}\n\nSee attached files for plugin installation."
-          RELEASE_BODY_JSON=$(echo -n "${RELEASE_BODY}" | jq -Rs .)
+          # Build JSON payload with jq to handle escaping properly
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          PAYLOAD=$(jq -n \
+            --arg tag "${VERSION}" \
+            --arg name "Release ${VERSION}" \
+            --arg body "SRFPlay Jellyfin Plugin ${VERSION}\n\nSee attached files for plugin installation." \
+            '{tag_name: $tag, name: $name, body: $body, draft: false, prerelease: false}')
 
           # Create release using Gitea API
           RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/releases" \
-            -d "{
-              \"tag_name\": \"${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}\",
-              \"name\": \"Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}\",
-              \"body\": ${RELEASE_BODY_JSON},
-              \"draft\": false,
-              \"prerelease\": false
-            }")
+            -d "${PAYLOAD}")
 
           HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
           BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | sed '$d')