diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b738a9ef43a2763c812a8e3b5101906941370bff..b3cdb97bd88f75cb6366f66841857f7dbcc34f61 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ sendZulipMessage:
     - apk update
     - apk add curl
     - curl -X POST https://zulip.futo.org/api/v1/messages \
-      -u circles-bot@zulip.futo.org:"${ZULIP_BOT_KEY}" \
+      -u circles-bot@zulip.futo.org:$ZULIP_BOT_KEY \
       --data-urlencode type=stream \
       --data-urlencode 'to="circles"' \
       --data-urlencode topic=Weekly \
-      --data-urlencode 'content=Circles Android "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
-      Gitlab release - https://gitlab.futo.org/circles/circles-android/-/releases/"${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
-      Direct apk link - https://gitlab.futo.org/circles/circles-android/-/raw/main/circles-"${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"-fdroid-release.apk?ref_type=heads'
+      --data-urlencode 'content=Circles Android $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      Gitlab release - https://gitlab.futo.org/circles/circles-android/-/releases/CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      Direct apk link - https://gitlab.futo.org/circles/circles-android/-/raw/main/circles-$CI_COMMIT_TAG-fdroid-release.apk?ref_type=heads'