diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
index e26ff155a6d..9f9d698cbb5 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/release-prepare-release.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ if [ "${CANDIDATE_STABLE}" == "" ] && [ "${CANDIDATE_BETA}" == "" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Expand CURRENT_STABLE and CURRENT_BETA to escape . character by using [.]
+CURRENT_STABLE_ESCAPED=${CURRENT_STABLE//./[.]}
+CURRENT_BETA_ESCAPED=${CURRENT_BETA//./[.]}
+
 RELEASE_VERSION=v${CANDIDATE_STABLE}/v${CANDIDATE_BETA}
 if [ "${CANDIDATE_STABLE}" == "" ]; then
     RELEASE_VERSION="v${CANDIDATE_BETA}"
@@ -26,14 +30,14 @@ git add --all
 git commit -m "Changelog update ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
 
 if [ "${CANDIDATE_STABLE}" != "" ]; then
-    make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION="${CURRENT_STABLE}" RELEASE_CANDIDATE="${CANDIDATE_STABLE}" MODSET=stable
+    make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION="${CURRENT_STABLE_ESCAPED}" RELEASE_CANDIDATE="${CANDIDATE_STABLE}" MODSET=stable
     COMMANDS+="
-- make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION=${CURRENT_STABLE} RELEASE_CANDIDATE=${CANDIDATE_STABLE} MODSET=stable"
+- make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION=${CURRENT_STABLE_ESCAPED} RELEASE_CANDIDATE=${CANDIDATE_STABLE} MODSET=stable"
 fi
 if [ "${CANDIDATE_BETA}" != "" ]; then
-    make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION="${CURRENT_BETA}" RELEASE_CANDIDATE="${CANDIDATE_BETA}" MODSET=beta
+    make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION="${CURRENT_BETA_ESCAPED}" RELEASE_CANDIDATE="${CANDIDATE_BETA}" MODSET=beta
     COMMANDS+="
-- make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION=${CURRENT_BETA} RELEASE_CANDIDATE=${CANDIDATE_BETA} MODSET=beta"
+- make prepare-release PREVIOUS_VERSION=${CURRENT_BETA_ESCAPED} RELEASE_CANDIDATE=${CANDIDATE_BETA} MODSET=beta"
 fi
 git push origin "${BRANCH}"