diff --git a/tasks/gitea.mk b/tasks/gitea.mk
index c942e91..d6717ad 100644
--- a/tasks/gitea.mk
+++ b/tasks/gitea.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS ?=
 MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_USERNAME ?=
 MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_PASSWORD ?=
 
+define GITEA_RELEASE_BODY
+$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_BODY)
+endef
+export GITEA_RELEASE_BODY
+
+define GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS
+$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS)
+endef
+export GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS
+
 mkt-gitea-release: tools/gitea-release/bin/gitea-release.sh
 	GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_PROJECT)" \
 		GITEA_RELEASE_ORG="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_ORG)" \
@@ -17,8 +27,6 @@ mkt-gitea-release: tools/gitea-release/bin/gitea-release.sh
 		GITEA_RELEASE_NAME="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_VERSION)" \
 		GITEA_RELEASE_COMMITISH_TARGET="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_COMMIT_TARGET)" \
 		GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_IS_DRAFT)" \
-		GITEA_RELEASE_BODY="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_BODY)" \
-		GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_ATTACHMENTS)" \
 		GITEA_RELEASE_USERNAME="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_USERNAME)" \
 		GITEA_RELEASE_PASSWORD="$(MKT_GITEA_RELEASE_PASSWORD)" \
 		tools/gitea-release/bin/gitea-release.sh