diff --git a/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts b/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
index 0d569e20e01b..aee8a3047dd0 100644
--- a/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/generate-pr-description.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export const generateReleaseDescription = ({
   
   ${changelogText}`
       // don't mention contributors in the release PR, to avoid spamming them
-      .replaceAll('[@', '[@ ')
+      .replaceAll('@', '')
       .replaceAll('"', '\\"')
       .replaceAll('`', '\\`')
       .replaceAll("'", "\\'")