diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28cb95e066..41529ab383 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Fix error when a file or directory in the project contained a special char
+  like `&`, `(` or `)` (#1551, #1584 by @andreynering).
+
 ## v3.36.0 - 2024-04-08
 
 - Added support for
diff --git a/internal/execext/exec.go b/internal/execext/exec.go
index 925395fd5d..a04a7167e6 100644
--- a/internal/execext/exec.go
+++ b/internal/execext/exec.go
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ func IsExitError(err error) bool {
 func Expand(s string) (string, error) {
 	s = filepath.ToSlash(s)
 	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", `\ `)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "&", `\&`)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "(", `\(`)
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, ")", `\)`)
 	fields, err := shell.Fields(s, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err