diff --git a/lib/cli/scripts/changelog.ts b/lib/cli/scripts/changelog.ts
index 2dff31ddf2..183b12d35a 100644
--- a/lib/cli/scripts/changelog.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/scripts/changelog.ts
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ function getCommits(options: DiffOptions): Array<Commit> {
     let log = shell.exec(command, { cwd: options.dir, silent: true }).toString();
 
     // https://stackoverflow.com/a/13928240/14644447
-    log = log.trim().replace(/"/gm, '\\"').replace(/\^@\^/gm, '"');
+    log = JSON.stringify(log.trim()).slice(1, -1).replace(/\^@\^/gm, '"');
     if (log.endsWith(',')) {
         log = log.substring(0, log.length - 1);
     }
 
-    return log.split('\n').map(str => JSON.parse(str) as Commit).filter(commit => commitAuthorAllowed(commit, authorFilter));
+    return log.split('\\n').map(str => JSON.parse(str) as Commit).filter(commit => commitAuthorAllowed(commit, authorFilter));
 }
 
 function commitAuthorAllowed(commit: Commit, authorFilter: string): boolean {