diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
index 6cddb13bdd..1e4cf75e84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         id: read_release
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          r=$(grep '\#{2}.3.15.7' changelog.md)  # grep to get only our release
+          r=$(grep '\\#{2}.3.15.7' changelog.md)  # grep to get only our release
           echo "$r"
           r="${r//'%'/'%25'}"                               # Multiline escape sequences for %
           r="${r//$'\n'/'%0A'}"                             # Multiline escape sequences for '\n'