diff --git a/.releaserc.yml b/.releaserc.yml
index 37aa53c9..d84f1a95 100644
--- a/.releaserc.yml
+++ b/.releaserc.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins:
         All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
         See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
   - - "@semantic-release/exec"
-    - prepareCmd: './scripts/prepare.sh ${nextRelease.version} ${nextRelease.notes}'
+    - prepareCmd: './scripts/prepare.sh ${nextRelease.version} "${nextRelease.notes}"'
   - - "@semantic-release/git"
     - assets:
         - CHANGELOG.md