diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 824b1ea..2f3ec08 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ "$RELEASE_ID" = "null" ] || [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
             echo "Creating release for ${TAG}..."
-            JSON_PAYLOAD=$(printf '{"tag_name": "%s", "name": "%s"}' "$TAG" "$TAG")
-            echo "Payload: ${JSON_PAYLOAD}"
+            echo '{"tag_name": "'"${TAG}"'", "name": "'"${TAG}"'"}' > /tmp/payload.json
+            cat /tmp/payload.json
             RESPONSE=$(curl -sv --http1.1 -X POST \
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
               -H "Authorization: token ${FORGEJO_TOKEN}" \
-              -d "$JSON_PAYLOAD" \
+              --data-binary @/tmp/payload.json \
               "${API_BASE}/repos/${REPO}/releases" 2>&1)
             echo "Full response: ${RESPONSE}"
             RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)