diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-source.yml b/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
index d4feaa3e..97543b02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-source.yml
@@ -233,8 +233,7 @@ jobs:
                           "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}/pulls?state=closed&base=develop&sort=updated&direction=desc")
 
           if echo "$PRS" | jq -e . > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            #PR_NOTES=$(echo "$PRS" | jq -r --arg since "$RELEASE_DATE" '.[] | select(.merged_at != null and .merged_at > $since) | "* [#\(.number)](\(.html_url)) \(.title)"')
-            PR_NOTES=$(echo "$PRS" | jq -r --arg since "$RELEASE_DATE" '.[] | select(.merged_at != null and .merged_at > $since) | "* [#\(.number)](\(.html_url)) \(.title)"' | tr '\n' '\\n')
+            PR_NOTES=$(echo "$PRS" | jq -r --arg since "$RELEASE_DATE" '.[] | select(.merged_at != null and .merged_at > $since) | "* [#\(.number)](\(.html_url)) \(.title)"')
           else
             PR_NOTES="could not fetch release notes"
           fi
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
         id: create-pr
         run: |
           PR_NOTES=$(cat pr_notes.txt)
-          PR_NOTES="What's changed\n\n${PR_NOTES}"
+          PR_NOTES=$(printf "What's changed\n\n%s" "$PR_NOTES")
           # Create a pull request with release notes
           curl -L \
             -X POST \