From 4d9c889fc95bde5f30f1bdd6d9fee877cbdb417f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas <lucasnrgaard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:07:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: replace chars with html entities

---
 src/markdown.ts | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
index 94720e7..710712f 100644
--- a/src/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ function formatLine(commit: Commit, options: ResolvedChangelogOptions) {
   if (refs)
     refs = `&nbsp;-&nbsp; ${refs}`
 
-  const description = options.capitalize ? capitalize(commit.description) : commit.description
+  let description = options.capitalize ? capitalize(commit.description) : commit.description
+
+  // replace markdown characters that may break the formatting
+  description = description
+    .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+    .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
 
   return [description, refs].filter(i => i?.trim()).join(' ')
 }