diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97802197b60bd376b4a272e249c68c8a8c688548..cd64e273fa4c6733cbdc20caf05979bdfb9c6e69 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ release:
 	@[ "main" = "$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" ] || (echo "Please checkout the main branch first: git checkout main" && false)
 	@[ -n "$(GITLAB_TOKEN)" ] || (echo "Please set the GITLAB_TOKEN environment variable" && false)
 	@echo "Creating changelog ..."
-	@curl --fail-with-body --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $(GITLAB_TOKEN)" 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/components%2Fopentofu/repository/changelog' --data "version=$(VERSION)&message='Add changelog for $(VERSION) [skip ci]'"
+	@curl --fail-with-body --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $(GITLAB_TOKEN)" 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/components%2Fopentofu/repository/changelog' --data "version=$(VERSION)&message=Add changelog for $(VERSION)"
 	@echo "Pulling changelog ..."
 	@git pull
 	@echo "Tagging $(VERSION) ..."