diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 5d5844d..4d0898f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -84,20 +84,13 @@ jobs:
           REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
           GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
 
-          # 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: $body, draft: false, prerelease: false}')
-
           # Create release using Gitea API
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
           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 "${PAYLOAD}")
+            -d "$(jq -n --arg tag "$VERSION" --arg name "Release $VERSION" --arg body "SRFPlay Jellyfin Plugin. See attached files for plugin installation." '{tag_name: $tag, name: $name, body: $body, draft: false, prerelease: false}')")
 
           HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | tail -n1)
           BODY=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | sed '$d')