diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
index bd4fc4391e..01a86dfa57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeploy.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ## To test this in Windows PS:  cat .\changelog.md | wsl grep -Pzo --color '\\#{2}.3.15.7[^\\#]*?\\#{2}' | wsl head -n -2
           r=$(grep -Pzo '\#{2}.${{ github.ref_name }}[^\#]*\#' changelog.md)  # grep to get only our release
-          r=$(echo "$r" | head -n -2 | tail -n +3)
+          # We replace all quotes in the readme with single quotes, so the whatsnew directory echo doesn't crash us
+          r=$(echo "$r" | tr '"' "'" | head -n -2 | tail -n +3)
 
           ## See https://trstringer.com/github-actions-multiline-strings/