diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a3751c9a..f7505ce3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get release title and body
         id: release
         run: |
-          COMMIT_MSG="$(printf "${{ steps.commit.outputs.git-message }}")"
-          RELEASE_TITLE="$(printf "$COMMIT_MSG" | head -n 1)"
+          RELEASE_TITLE=$(echo '${{ steps.commit.outputs.git-message }}' | head -n 1)
           echo "::set-output name=title::$RELEASE_TITLE"
-          RELEASE_BODY="$(printf "$COMMIT_MSG" | tail -n +3)"
+          RELEASE_BODY=$(echo '${{ steps.commit.outputs.git-message }}' | tail -n +3)
           echo "::set-output name=body::$RELEASE_BODY"
       - name: Get release version
         id: get-version