diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2bf855f0..c2f88a04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3NZ)
           LONG_DATE=$(date -u +"%A, %B %-d, %Y at %T")
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(cat << EOF
+            ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
+            EOF
+          )
           COMMIT_URL=${{ github.event.head_commit.url }}
           SHORT_COMMIT_SHA=${{ steps.short_sha.outputs.sha_short }}
-          escaped_commit_message=$(echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" | sed -z 's/\\n/\\n/g')
+          escaped_commit_message=$(echo "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | sed -z 's/\\n/\\n/g')
           VERSION=${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
           if [[ $VERSION == *-pre ]]
           then