diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 344136d5796..7e6a943e310 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ if [[ $( gh release view --repo "${ASSETS_REPOSITORY}" "${RELEASE_VERSION}" 2>&1
 
     . ./utils.sh
 
+    RELEASE_NOTES=$( gh release view "${RELEASE_VERSION}" --json "body" --jq ".body" )
+
     replace "s|MS_TAG_SHORT|$( echo "${MS_TAG//./_}" | cut -d'_' -f 1,2 )|" release_notes.txt
     replace "s|MS_TAG|${MS_TAG}|" release_notes.txt
     replace "s|RELEASE_VERSION|${RELEASE_VERSION}|" release_notes.txt
-    replace "s|RELEASE_NOTES|$( gh release view "${RELEASE_VERSION}" --json "body" --jq ".body" )|" release_notes.txt
+    replace "s|RELEASE_NOTES|${RELEASE_NOTES//$'\n'/\\n}|" release_notes.txt
 
     gh release edit "${RELEASE_VERSION}" --notes-file release_notes.txt
   fi