diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3fefa46..7c86cd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set output variables
         id: vars
         run: |
-          changelogs="$(cog changelog --at ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }} -t full_hash)"
-          echo "changelogs={$changelogs}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          changelogs="$(cog changelog --at ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }} -t full_hash | base64 --wrap=0)"
+          echo "changelogs=$changelogs" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
         with:
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           branch: "release/${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}"
           commit-message: "release(version): bump to ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}"
           title: Bump to ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
-          body: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.changelogs }}
+          body: $(echo ${{ steps.vars.outputs.changelogs }} | base64 -d)
 
       - name: Upload github release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          body: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.changelogs }}
+          body: $(echo ${{ steps.vars.outputs.changelogs }} | base64 -d)
           tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}