diff --git a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
index b308ebb..6b49848 100644
--- a/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
+++ b/resources/com/cadoles/gitea/gitea-release.sh
@@ -104,9 +104,15 @@ function create_release {
         gitea_api "/repos/$GITEA_RELEASE_ORG/$GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT/releases/${existing_release}" -XDELETE
     fi
 
+    local tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+
+    echo "$payload" > "$tmpfile"
+
     gitea_api "/repos/$GITEA_RELEASE_ORG/$GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT/releases" \
         -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-        -d "$payload"
+        -d "@$tmpfile"
+
+    rm -f "$tmpfile"
 }
 
 function json_set {