diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 540654e..fabbf16 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -78,28 +78,13 @@ jobs:
           REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
           GITEA_URL="${{ github.server_url }}"
 
-          # Prepare release body in a file to avoid escaping issues
-          MANIFEST_URL="${GITEA_URL}/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/raw/branch/master/manifest.json"
-          cat > /tmp/release_body.txt << EOF
-          Jellypod Jellyfin Plugin ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
-
-          See attached files for plugin installation.
-
-          To install, add this repository URL to Jellyfin:
-          ${MANIFEST_URL}
-          EOF
-
-          # Create release using Gitea API with jq for proper JSON
+          # Create release using Gitea API
+          VERSION="${{ 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 "$(jq -n \
-              --arg tag "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}" \
-              --arg name "Release ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}" \
-              --rawfile body /tmp/release_body.txt \
-              '{tag_name: $tag, name: $name, body: $body, draft: false, prerelease: false}'
-            )")
+            -d "$(jq -n --arg tag "$VERSION" --arg name "Release $VERSION" --arg body "Jellypod 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')
@@ -154,21 +139,15 @@ jobs:
           git fetch origin master
           git checkout master
 
-          # Create new version entry
-          NEW_VERSION=$(cat <<EOF
-          {
-            "version": "${VERSION}",
-            "changelog": "Release ${VERSION}",
-            "targetAbi": "10.9.0.0",
-            "sourceUrl": "${DOWNLOAD_URL}",
-            "checksum": "${CHECKSUM}",
-            "timestamp": "${TIMESTAMP}"
-          }
-          EOF
-          )
-
           # Update manifest.json - prepend new version to versions array
-          jq --argjson newver "${NEW_VERSION}" '.[0].versions = [$newver] + .[0].versions' manifest.json > manifest.tmp && mv manifest.tmp manifest.json
+          jq --arg ver "${VERSION}" \
+             --arg changelog "Release ${VERSION}" \
+             --arg abi "10.9.0.0" \
+             --arg url "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" \
+             --arg checksum "${CHECKSUM}" \
+             --arg ts "${TIMESTAMP}" \
+             '.[0].versions = [{version: $ver, changelog: $changelog, targetAbi: $abi, sourceUrl: $url, checksum: $checksum, timestamp: $ts}] + .[0].versions' \
+             manifest.json > manifest.tmp && mv manifest.tmp manifest.json
 
           # Commit and push
           git add manifest.json