diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index b1c092b..b82d309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create PR to release branch
       run: |
           PR_EXISTS=$(gh pr list --head main --base release --state open --json number --jq '.[].number')
-          merged_prs="${{ steps.merged_prs.outputs.merged_prs }}"
-          pr_body="The following PRs were merged since the last release:\n$merged_prs\n"
+          merged_prs=${{ steps.merged_prs.outputs.merged_prs }}
+          pr_body=$merged_prs"
 
           if [ -z "$PR_EXISTS" ]; then
             gh pr create --title "Merge main into release" --body "$pr_body" --base release --head main