fix: Fix escaping of changelog characters (#43)

Signed-off-by: Steve Hipwell <steve.hipwell@gmail.com>

Author: stevehipwell

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
-          changes='${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changes }}'
+          changes="$(
+          cat <<'EOF'
+          ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changes }}
+          EOF
+          )"
 
           changelog="$(echo "${changes}" | sed -r 's/\[(@[^]]+)\]\([^)]+\)/\1/g')"
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 - Updated _github/codeql-action_ from `3.28.11` to [`3.28.13`](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/tag/v3.28.13). ([#42](https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/pull/42)) _@dependabot_
 - Updated _actions/upload-artifact_ from `4.6.1` to [`4.6.2`](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/releases/tag/v4.6.2). ([#42](https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/pull/42)) _@dependabot_
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix escaping of changelog characters. ([#43](https://github.com/action-stars/generic-workflows/pull/43)) _@stevehipwell_
+
 ## [v0.5.1] - 2025-03-1
 
 ### Added