diff --git a/tests/test_nightly_release_template.py b/tests/test_nightly_release_template.py
index 315b5a8..021397f 100644
--- a/tests/test_nightly_release_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_nightly_release_template.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def test_nightly_runs_full_package_and_publication_path(self) -> None:
         self.assertIn("gh release create nightly", content)
         self.assertIn("nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-appstore-push-action@", content)
         self.assertIn("nightly: true", content)
-        self.assertIn("printf 'Automated nightly build from `%s`.\\\\n'", content)
-        self.assertIn("printf 'Generated from commit `%s`.\\\\n'", content)
+        self.assertIn("printf 'Automated nightly build from `%s`.\\n'", content)
+        self.assertIn("printf 'Generated from commit `%s`.\\n'", content)
         self.assertNotIn("from `%s`.\\\\\\\\n", content)
 
     def test_server_is_available_before_makefile_packaging(self) -> None:
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ def test_server_is_available_before_makefile_packaging(self) -> None:
         self.assertLess(server, package)
         self.assertLess(package, sign)
 
+    def test_release_notes_do_not_emit_literal_newline_escapes(self) -> None:
+        content = TEMPLATE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+        self.assertNotIn(".\\\\\\\\n'", content)
+
     def test_checkout_credentials_are_not_persisted(self) -> None:
         content = TEMPLATE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
diff --git a/workflow-templates/nightly-release.yml b/workflow-templates/nightly-release.yml
index 3dad2a2..81f905e 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/nightly-release.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/nightly-release.yml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
           {
             echo "## 🌙 Nightly Build - ${APP_VERSION}"
             echo
-            printf 'Automated nightly build from `%s`.\\n' "${NIGHTLY_BRANCH}"
+            printf 'Automated nightly build from `%s`.\n' "${NIGHTLY_BRANCH}"
             echo
             echo "⚠️ **Development version** - may contain bugs or unstable features."
             echo
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
             printf '%s\n' "${commits}"
             echo
             echo "---"
-            printf 'Generated from commit `%s`.\\n' "${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}"
+            printf 'Generated from commit `%s`.\n' "${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}"
           } > release-notes.md
 
       - name: Create or update GitHub release