diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 7073f72..9049352 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -130,5 +130,5 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
           OWNER: "AG_QGIS"
           WORKFLOW: "release.yaml"
-          PAYLOAD_B64: ${{ steps.payload.outputs.payload }}
+          PAYLOAD_B64: $(base64 -w0 repo/payload.json)
           FULL_NAME: ${{ steps.payload.outputs.name }}
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