diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c1997969..03516014 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Release notes
 - Refine the way the PURL fragments are handled in searches.
   https://github.com/aboutcode-org/dejacode/issues/286
 
+- Fix an issue with ``urlize_target_blank`` when the URL contains curly braces.
+
 ### Version 5.2.1
 
 - Fix the models documentation navigation.
diff --git a/component_catalog/templates/component_catalog/tables/package_list_table.html b/component_catalog/templates/component_catalog/tables/package_list_table.html
index 2fc961b9..f29f3dc0 100644
--- a/component_catalog/templates/component_catalog/tables/package_list_table.html
+++ b/component_catalog/templates/component_catalog/tables/package_list_table.html
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load inject_preserved_filters from dje_tags %}
-{% load urlize_target_blank from dje_tags %}
 {% load naturaltime_short from dje_tags %}
 <table id="object-list-table" class="table table-bordered table-striped table-md table-fixed-layout text-break packages-table">
   {% if form or add_to_component_form %}
diff --git a/dje/templatetags/dje_tags.py b/dje/templatetags/dje_tags.py
index 1df93201..007c6238 100644
--- a/dje/templatetags/dje_tags.py
+++ b/dje/templatetags/dje_tags.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.html import urlize as _urlize
 from django.utils.http import urlencode
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
 register = Library()
 
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ def urlize_target_blank(value, autoescape=True):
     else:
         link = _urlize(value, nofollow=True, autoescape=autoescape)
         link = link.replace("<a", '<a target="_blank"')
-    return format_html(link)
+    return mark_safe(link)
 
 
 @register.filter
diff --git a/dje/tests/test_templatetags.py b/dje/tests/test_templatetags.py
index 0e83c7b0..31f6dfe0 100644
--- a/dje/tests/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/dje/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ def test_dje_templatetags_urlize_target_blank_template_tag(self):
                 '<a target="_blank" href="ftp://domain.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">'
                 "ftp://domain.com</a>",
             ),
+            (
+                "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/{0/group_id}/{0.version}.jar",
+                '<a target="_blank" href="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/%7B0/'
+                'group_id%7D/%7B0.version%7D.jar" rel="nofollow">'
+                "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/{0/group_id}/{0.version}.jar</a>",
+            ),
         ]
 
         for url, expected in inputs: