diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 07d7641b..35ac2e23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,19 +23,27 @@ jobs:
         uses: orhun/git-cliff-action@v2
         id: git-cliff
         with:
+          config: cliff.toml
           args: --verbose --latest
+        env:
+          OUTPUT: git-cliff-changes.tmp.md
       - name: Update the changelog
         run: |
-          echo "${{ steps.git-cliff.outputs.contents }}" | sed -i "3r /dev/stdin" CHANGELOG.md
+          git checkout main
+          cat git-cliff-changes.tmp.md | sed -i "3r /dev/stdin" CHANGELOG.md
           git config --global user.name 'Github Action'
           git config --global user.email 'github.action@users.noreply.github.com'
-          git commit -am "chore: update changelog"
+          git add CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "chore: update CHANGELOG.md"
           git push
       - name: Update CONTRIBUTORS.md
         run: |
+          git checkout main
+          poetry install
           poetry run poe generate_contributors_md
           if [[ $(git diff --stat CONTRIBUTORS.md) != '' ]]; then
-            git commit -am "chore: update CONTRIBUTORS.md"
+            git add CONTRIBUTORS.md
+            git commit -m "chore: update CONTRIBUTORS.md"
             git push
           fi
       - name: Release
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index a9df45a9..ab22e333 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ body = """
 {% else %}\
     ## [unreleased]
 {% endif %}\
-More details: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/pygls/releases/tag/v{{version}}
+More details: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/pygls/releases/tag/{{version}}
 {% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
     ### {{ group | upper_first }}
     {% for commit in commits %}