diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 366b69dd..a0f111b2 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ 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(/%25/g, '%')
+                .replace(/%0A/ig, '\n')
+                .replace(/%0D/ig, '\r');
             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 54e69f5e..328c8b71 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -142,10 +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')
-          .replace(/%25/g, '%')
-          .replace(/%0A/ig, '\n')
-          .replace(/%0D/ig, '\r')
+    const body = core
+      .getInput('body')
+      .replace(/%25/g, '%')
+      .replace(/%0A/gi, '\n')
+      .replace(/%0D/gi, '\r')
 
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token)
     const release = await get_release_by_tag(