diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2eb041209f68dd77055315b6887dbb7e8b110c49..a18add7d9b1898452500f434f1b8d945301fdb65 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ release:
         - echo ${FILE_URL}
         - 'DATA="{""name"": ""Release ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"", ""tag_name"": ""${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"", ""description"": ""RegionChooser Release"", ""assets"": { ""links"": [{ ""name"": ""${FILE}"", ""url"": ""${CI_PROJECT_URL}${FILE_URL}""}] } }"'
         - echo ${DATA}
-        - 'curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Private-Token: ${TOKEN}" --data ${DATA} --request POST ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/releases'
+        - 'curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Private-Token: ${TOKEN}" --data "${DATA}" --request POST ${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/releases'
     only:
         refs:
             - tags