diff --git a/.woodpecker/publish_release.yml b/.woodpecker/publish_release.yml
index 8135c5f..2e45cb2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/publish_release.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pipeline:
     image: cr.44net.ch/baseimages/debian-base
     pull: true
     commands:
-      - bash 'get_release_notes.sh' '${CI_COMMIT_TAG}'
+      - bash get_release_notes.sh ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
 
   # publish release on gitea (git.44net.ch/olofvndrhr/manga-dlp)
   publish-release-gitea:
diff --git a/get_release_notes.sh b/get_release_notes.sh
index 49d4bd5..2f0b189 100755
--- a/get_release_notes.sh
+++ b/get_release_notes.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ EOF
 
 # create changelog for release
 function get_release_notes() {
-    local l_version
+    local l_version="${1}"
 
     printf 'Creating release-notes\n'
     # check for version