diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3af5c23..940cc7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         tag: ci-test-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         overwrite: true
         prerelease: true
-        body: "rofl lol test%0Aianal fubar"
+        body: "rofl lol test%0Aianal %25 fubar"
     - name: Check that the uploaded asset is readable
       uses: actions/github-script@v2
       with:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             tag: "ci-test-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ github.run_id }}",
           })
           assert.deepStrictEqual(release.data.prerelease, true)
-          assert.deepStrictEqual(release.data.body, "rofl lol test\nianal fubar")
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(release.data.body, "rofl lol test\nianal % fubar")
           assert.deepStrictEqual(release.data.assets[0].name, "TEST.md")
           const actual = child_process.execSync(`curl -Ls ${release.data.assets[0].browser_download_url}`)
           assert.deepStrictEqual(expected, actual)
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 366b69d..07bb82c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ function run() {
             const overwrite = core.getInput('overwrite') == 'true' ? true : false;
             const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease') == 'true' ? true : false;
             const release_name = core.getInput('release_name');
-            const body = core.getInput('body');
+            const body = core
+                .getInput('body')
+                .replace(/%0A/gi, '\n')
+                .replace(/%0D/gi, '\r')
+                .replace(/%25/g, '%');
             const octokit = github.getOctokit(token);
             const release = yield get_release_by_tag(tag, prerelease, release_name, body, octokit);
             if (file_glob) {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 5c9ccb8..e93d9d3 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const overwrite = core.getInput('overwrite') == 'true' ? true : false
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease') == 'true' ? true : false
     const release_name = core.getInput('release_name')
-    const body = core.getInput('body')
+    const body = core
+      .getInput('body')
+      .replace(/%0A/gi, '\n')
+      .replace(/%0D/gi, '\r')
+      .replace(/%25/g, '%')
 
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
     const release = await get_release_by_tag(