diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py b/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
index 50aeef3..f7d3066 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def get_commits_since_last_tag():
     return commit_logs
 
 def generate_release_notes():
-    notes = "### ✨ Enhancements\\n"
+    notes = "### ✨ Enhancements\n"
     commit_logs = get_commits_since_last_tag()
     authorsSet = set()
     dependabotNotes = ''
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@ def generate_release_notes():
             # Attempt to extract PR number from commit message
             pr_match = re.search(r'\(#(\d+)\)', message)
             pr_number = pr_match.group(1) if pr_match else ''
-            commitNote = f"* {message}\\n"
+            commitNote = f"* {message}\n"
             if dependabot in author:
                 dependabotNotes += commitNote
             else:
                 notes += commitNote
             authorsSet.add(author)
     else:
-        notes += "No changes were made since the last release.\\n"
+        notes += "No changes were made since the last release.\n"
 
     if dependabotNotes != "":
-        notes += "### 🔨 Dependencies\\n"
+        notes += "### 🔨 Dependencies\n"
         notes += dependabotNotes
 
-    notes += "\\n\\nThanks to " + getAuthorHandlesFromNames(authorsSet)
-    notes += "\\n\\nChange log " + repoUrl + "/compare/" + get_latest_tag() + "..." + calculate_next_tag()
+    notes += "\n\nThanks to " + getAuthorHandlesFromNames(authorsSet)
+    notes += "\n\nChange log " + repoUrl + "/compare/" + get_latest_tag() + "..." + calculate_next_tag()
     return notes
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-tag-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-tag-and-release.yml
index 528ca82..bcdfece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-tag-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-tag-and-release.yml
@@ -28,24 +28,25 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "tag=$(python .github/scripts/calculate_next_tag.py)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         shell: bash
 
-      # - name: Generate release notes
-      #   id: generate-notes
-      #   run: |
-      #     NOTES=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py)
-      #     NOTES="${NOTES//'%'/'%25'}"
-      #     NOTES="${NOTES//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-      #     NOTES="${NOTES//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-      #     echo "::set-output name=notes::$NOTES"
-
-      - name: Generate release notes v1
-        id: generate-notes-v1
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        id: generate-notes
         run: |
           NOTES=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py)
           NOTES="${NOTES//'%'/'%25'}"
           NOTES="${NOTES//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
           NOTES="${NOTES//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-          echo "notes=$NOTES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "::set-output name=notes::$NOTES"
+
+      # - name: Generate release notes v1
+      #   id: generate-notes-v1
+      #   run: |
+      #     NOTES=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py)
+      #     NOTES="${NOTES//'%'/'%25'}"
+      #     NOTES="${NOTES//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+      #     NOTES="${NOTES//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+      #     echo "notes=$NOTES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       # https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-11-github-actions-deprecating-save-state-and-set-output-commands/
+
       # - name: Generate release notes v2
       #   id: generate-notes-v2
       #   run: |
@@ -59,14 +60,10 @@ jobs:
       #       echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       #     done
 
-      # - name: Generate release notes and encode
-      # id: generate-notes-v3
-      # run: echo "notes=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       # - name: Generate release notes and encode
       #   id: generate-notes-v3
       #   run: |
-      #     NOTES=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py)
+      #     NOTES=$(python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py | base64)
       #     echo "notes=$NOTES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       # - name: Generate release notes
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ jobs:
       #     echo "notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       #     python .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py'
       #     echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      # https://github.com/seljabali/release-notes-generator/actions/runs/8857213252/job/24324425228
 
       - name: Create the new tag
         run: |