diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index a09b048..60dcbef 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ nix flake check
 
 git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix="arrowvortex-wine-${release_tag}/" HEAD >"$asset"
 
-cat >"$notes" <<EOF
+cat >"$notes" <<'EOF'
 ## File dialog fixed
 
 - The ArrowVortex Wine launcher now uses a fresh Wine-versioned prefix by default.