diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 07aeeae..25e78bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ jobs:
 
           git config user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git commit -m "release: sync v${ver} from source-build
-
- built from source-build commit ${sb}
- dated ${sbdate}"
+          printf 'release: sync v%s from source-build\n\n built from source-build commit %s\n dated %s\n' \
+            "$ver" "$sb" "$sbdate" | git commit -F -
           git push origin HEAD:master
 
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