diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 92068eb8..df17fa64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     steps: 
      - name: Trigger 'Build and deploy' workflow in 'documentation' repo
        run: |
+        DESCRIPTION=$(echo "${{ github.event.release.body }}" | jq -aRs .)
+
         curl -L \
             -X POST \
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.DOCUMENTATION_SLACK_FLOW_PAT }}" \
             -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ env.OWNER }}/${{ env.REPO }}/dispatches" \
-            -d "{\"event_type\": \"trigger-preview-build\", \"client_payload\": {\"environment\": \"preview\", \"hugo_theme_override\": \"\", \"author\": \"${{ github.event.release.author.login }}\", \"tag_name\": \"${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}\", \"release_name\": \"${{ github.event.release.name }}\"}}"
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+            -d "{\"event_type\": \"trigger-preview-build\", \"client_payload\": {\"environment\": \"preview\", \"hugo_theme_override\": \"\", \"description\": $DESCRIPTION, \"author\": \"${{ github.event.release.author.login }}\", \"tag_name\": \"${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}\", \"release_name\": \"${{ github.event.release.name }}\"}}"
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