diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index ce907a869fa..e06635e252b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 ## 17.0.307 beta 2024-04-12
 
 * fix(common): specify title explicitly when opening PR with hub (#11173)
-* refactor(web): better centralizes OSK layout internals to prepare for optimization efforts 🪠 (#11176)
-* feat(web): VisualKeyboard layout-reflow optimization 🪠 (#11177)
-* change(web):  OSK optimization, improved responsiveness 🪠 (#11140)
+* refactor(web): better centralizes OSK layout internals to prepare for optimization efforts  (#11176)
+* feat(web): VisualKeyboard layout-reflow optimization  (#11177)
+* change(web):  OSK optimization, improved responsiveness  (#11140)
 *  (#11216)
 
 ## 17.0.306 beta 2024-04-11
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 ## 17.0.305 beta 2024-04-10
 
 *  (#11169)
-* change(web): merges split async method in gesture engine 🪠 (#11142)
+* change(web): merges split async method in gesture engine  (#11142)
 * fix(web): blocks nextLayer for keys quickly typed when multitapping to new layer when final tap is held (#11189)
-* refactor(web): OSK spacebar-label updates now managed by layer object 🪠 (#11175)
+* refactor(web): OSK spacebar-label updates now managed by layer object  (#11175)
 
 ## 17.0.304 beta 2024-04-09
 
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@
 
 * feat(core): support modifiers=other (#11118)
 * chore(core): dx better err message on embedded test vkeys (#11119)
-* fix(web): key preview stickiness 🪠 (#10778)
-* fix(web): early gesture-match abort when unable to extend existing gestures 🪠 (#10836)
-* fix(web): infinite model-match replacement looping 🪠 (#10838)
-* fix(web): proper gesture-match sequencing 🪠 (#10840)
-* change(web): input-event sequentialization 🪠 (#10843)
-* fix(web): proper linkage of sources to events 🪠 (#10960)
+* fix(web): key preview stickiness  (#10778)
+* fix(web): early gesture-match abort when unable to extend existing gestures  (#10836)
+* fix(web): infinite model-match replacement looping  (#10838)
+* fix(web): proper gesture-match sequencing  (#10840)
+* change(web): input-event sequentialization  (#10843)
+* fix(web): proper linkage of sources to events  (#10960)
 * fix(developer): handle buffer boundaries in four cases (#11137)
-* chore(linux): Build packages for next Ubuntu version separately :cherries: (#11153)
+* chore(linux): Build packages for next Ubuntu version separately  (#11153)
 * fix(common): upgrade sentry-cli to 2.31.0 (#11151)
 * fix(android/app): Track previous device orientation for SystemKeyboard (#11134)
 *  (#11129)
@@ -2036,8 +2036,8 @@
 * fix(developer): package editor no longer loses RTL flag for LMs (#8607)
 * chore(common): use mac /usr/bin/stat rather than homebrew version (#8925)
 * chore(ios): replace fv cert (#8923)
-* fix(core): Fix compilation if hotdoc is installed :cherries: (#8929)
-* chore(linux): Move some files to keyman-config :cherries: (#8930)
+* fix(core): Fix compilation if hotdoc is installed  (#8929)
+* chore(linux): Move some files to keyman-config  (#8930)
 * fix(core): Fix compiling with GCC 13 (#8932)
 
 ## 16.0.139 stable 2023-03-16
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@
 * fix(developer): URL parameters should be UTF-8 (#7631)
 * fix(android/engine): Use IME package name if query permission denied (#7668)
 * fix(linux): Fix keyboard icon in system tray (#7678)
-* chore(linux): Update debian changelog :cherries: (#7682)
+* chore(linux): Update debian changelog  (#7682)
 * chore(linux): Update Debian standards version (#7683)
 
 ## 16.0.100 beta 2022-11-10
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@
 ## 16.0.70 alpha 2022-09-26
 
 * fix(android): Add language name when installing default lexical-model (#7347)
-* chore(common): Add 15.0 stable entries to HISTORY.md :cherries: (#7350)
+* chore(common): Add 15.0 stable entries to HISTORY.md  (#7350)
 
 ## 16.0.69 alpha 2022-09-21
 
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@
 ## 16.0.37 alpha 2022-07-22
 
 * fix(linux): Catch PermissionError exception (#6968)
-* chore(linux): Update Debian changelog :cherries: (#6973)
+* chore(linux): Update Debian changelog  (#6973)
 * chore(linux): Add support for Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" (#6975)
 * fix(developer): reduce timeouts if server shut down (#6943)
 * fix(linux): Implement refresh after keyboard installation (#6956)
@@ -2871,12 +2871,12 @@
 ## 15.0.269 stable 2022-08-29
 
 * chore(linux): Update debian changelog (#7040)
-* feat(linux): Replace deprecated distutils :cherries: (#7052)
+* feat(linux): Replace deprecated distutils  (#7052)
 * fix(developer): compiler emitting garbage for readonly groups (#7014)
 * chore: Change platform advocates per discussion (#7114)
 * fix(windows): remove saving and restoring context kbd options (#7107)
 * fix(windows): Add invalidate context action to non-updatable parse (#7108)
-* fix(android/engine): :cherries: Lower the max height for landscape orientation (#7128)
+* fix(android/engine):  Lower the max height for landscape orientation (#7128)
 
 ## 15.0.268 stable 2022-08-04
 
@@ -2893,10 +2893,10 @@
 * fix(ios): ignore CFBundleShortVersionString (#6935)
 * fix(web): context-only rule effects, set(&layer) from physical keystrokes  ️ (#6949)
 * chore(web): remove invalid warning msg (#6951)
-* fix(common): Fix `delete` :cherries: (#6966)
-* fix(linux): Another attempt at fixing postinst script :cherries: (#6961)
-* fix(linux): Fix uninstallation when using fcitx5 :cherries: (#6964)
-* fix(linux): Catch PermissionError exception :cherries: (#6969)
+* fix(common): Fix `delete`  (#6966)
+* fix(linux): Another attempt at fixing postinst script  (#6961)
+* fix(linux): Fix uninstallation when using fcitx5  (#6964)
+* fix(linux): Catch PermissionError exception  (#6969)
 * chore(linux): Update Debian changelog (#6972)
 * fix(developer): kmdecomp virtual character key output (#6945)
 * fix(developer): crash on exit when checking for updates (#6946)
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@
 
 ## 15.0.266 stable 2022-07-08
 
-* fix(linux): Fix post-install script :cherries: (#6895)
+* fix(linux): Fix post-install script  (#6895)
 * fix(web): improve `console.error()` reporting (#6904)
 * fix(web): ncaps rules not matching on touch (#6913)
 
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@
 
 ## 15.0.183 alpha 2022-01-21
 
-* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.284 :cherries: (#6132)
+* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.284  (#6132)
 * chore(linux): Revert workaround for Python bug (#6133)
 
 ## 15.0.182 alpha 2022-01-21
@@ -3477,12 +3477,12 @@
 
 ## 15.0.162 alpha 2021-12-05
 
-* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.283 :package:  :cherries: (#6008)
+* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.283    (#6008)
 
 ## 15.0.161 alpha 2021-12-04
 
-* chore(linux): Allow to specify debian revision :package:  :cherries: (#5999)
-* chore(linux): Remove lintian warning :package:  :cherries: (#6000)
+* chore(linux): Allow to specify debian revision    (#5999)
+* chore(linux): Remove lintian warning    (#6000)
 
 ## 15.0.160 alpha 2021-12-03
 
@@ -3668,7 +3668,7 @@
 * fix(android/engine): Remove unnecessary permissions from Manifest (#5752)
 * feat(developer): touch layout testing (#5723)
 * fix(web): popup positioning (#5742)
-* chore(linux): Update changelog files for 14.0.282 :cherries: (#5794)
+* chore(linux): Update changelog files for 14.0.282  (#5794)
 
 ## 15.0.124 alpha 2021-10-04
 
@@ -4484,8 +4484,8 @@
 
 ## 14.0.285 stable 2022-01-20
 
-* fix(linux): Fix lintian errors :cherries: (#6107)
-* fix(linux): Add workaround for Python bug :cherries: (#6125)
+* fix(linux): Fix lintian errors  (#6107)
+* fix(linux): Add workaround for Python bug  (#6125)
 * fix(web): Use regex to determine display layer and functional layers (#6123)
 
 ## 14.0.284 stable 2022-01-11
@@ -4496,12 +4496,12 @@
 * fix(android/engine): Fix font paths (#5990)
 * chore(linux): Remove lintian warning (#5993)
 * chore(linux): Allow to specify debian revision (#5998)
-* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.283 :package: (#6007)
-* fix(linux): fix release version number for Sentry reporting :cherries: (#6053)
+* chore(linux): Update changelogs for 14.0.283  (#6007)
+* fix(linux): fix release version number for Sentry reporting  (#6053)
 * chore(common): Check in crowdin strings for Spanish (Latin America) (#6060)
-* fix(linux): fix release version number for Sentry reporting :cherries: (#6069)
+* fix(linux): fix release version number for Sentry reporting  (#6069)
 * chore(android/samples): Add -no-daemon flag to KMSample2 build script (#6083)
-* fix(linux): Fix attribute error :cherries: (#6087)
+* fix(linux): Fix attribute error  (#6087)
 
 ## 14.0.283 stable 2021-11-17
 
@@ -4509,7 +4509,7 @@
 * chore(linux): copy Keyman for Linux 15 reference to 14 (#5764)
 * fix(linux): Fix debian package script (#5772)
 * chore(common): Enhance cherry-pick labeling (#5773)
-* fix(common): Fix cherry-pick labeling (:cherries:) (#5783)
+* fix(common): Fix cherry-pick labeling () (#5783)
 * fix(linux): Don't crash displaying keyboard details (#5757)
 * chore(linux): Update changelog files for 14.0.282 (#5793)
 * fix(linux): Don't crash with non-keyboard package file (#5754)
@@ -6028,7 +6028,7 @@
 
 ## 14.0.81 alpha 2020-05-27
 
-* refactor(resources): convert gosh into npm package 🙃 (#3159)
+* refactor(resources): convert gosh into npm package  (#3159)
 * chore(common,web): use consistent TypeScript dep on all packages (#3158)
 * chore(common/resources): add `common/models` to build trigger definitions (#3144)
 * fix(common/resources): adds package-lock.json for gosh package (#3171)
diff --git a/ios/tools/prepRelease.sh b/ios/tools/prepRelease.sh
index c36ad97b45c..0da59d21748 100755
--- a/ios/tools/prepRelease.sh
+++ b/ios/tools/prepRelease.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ get_version_notes "ios" "${BUILD_NUMBER}" "$TIER" > $CHANGELOG_PATH
 echo "* Minor fixes and performance improvements" >> $CHANGELOG_PATH
 assertFileExists "${CHANGELOG_PATH}"
 
-# Strip emoji to make Apple happy
-emoji="\U1f300-\U1f5ff\U1f900-\U1f9ff\U1f600-\U1f64f\U1f680-\U1f6ff\U2600-\U26ff\U2700-\U27bf\U1f1e6-\U1f1ff\U1f191-\U1f251\U1f004\U1f0cf\U1f170-\U1f171\U1f17e-\U1f17f\U1f18e\U3030\U2b50\U2b55\U2934-\U2935\U2b05-\U2b07\U2b1b-\U2b1c\U3297\U3299\U303d\U00a9\U00ae\U2122\U23f3\U24c2\U23e9-\U23ef\U25b6\U23f8-\U23fa"
-LC_ALL=UTF-8 sed -e "s/[$(printf $emoji)]//g" < "$CHANGELOG_PATH" > "$CHANGELOG_PATH.1"
+# Strip emoji as App Store does not allow emoji in changelogs
+node "$KEYMAN_ROOT/resources/tools/strip-emoji" < "$CHANGELOG_PATH" > "$CHANGELOG_PATH.1"
 mv -f "$CHANGELOG_PATH.1" "$CHANGELOG_PATH"
 assertFileExists "${CHANGELOG_PATH}"
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 67ce85d1db4..918bbca135b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       "name": "root",
       "workspaces": [
         "resources/gosh",
+        "resources/tools/strip-emoji",
         "resources/build/version",
         "core/include/ldml",
         "developer/src/common/web/test-helpers",
@@ -11672,6 +11673,10 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/stripemoji": {
+      "resolved": "resources/tools/strip-emoji",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/supports-color": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -12702,6 +12707,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.9.1",
         "@actions/github": "^2.1.0",
+        "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
         "typescript": "^4.9.5",
         "yargs": "^17.7.2"
       },
@@ -12739,6 +12745,11 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "resources/build/version/node_modules/emoji-regex": {
+      "version": "10.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QpLs9D9v9kArv4lfDEgg1X/gN5XLnf/A6l9cs8SPZLRZR3ZkY9+kwIQTxm+fsSej5UMYGE8fdoaZVIBlqG0XTw=="
+    },
     "resources/build/version/node_modules/is-fullwidth-code-point": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -12760,6 +12771,11 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "resources/build/version/node_modules/string-width/node_modules/emoji-regex": {
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A=="
+    },
     "resources/build/version/node_modules/strip-ansi": {
       "version": "6.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz",
@@ -12803,6 +12819,19 @@
         "gosh": "gosh.js"
       }
     },
+    "resources/tools/strip-emoji": {
+      "name": "stripemoji",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "resources/tools/strip-emoji/node_modules/emoji-regex": {
+      "version": "10.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QpLs9D9v9kArv4lfDEgg1X/gN5XLnf/A6l9cs8SPZLRZR3ZkY9+kwIQTxm+fsSej5UMYGE8fdoaZVIBlqG0XTw=="
+    },
     "web": {
       "name": "keyman",
       "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aab36c3bc10..51fc2b99e5d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   "scripts": {},
   "workspaces": [
     "resources/gosh",
+    "resources/tools/strip-emoji",
     "resources/build/version",
     "core/include/ldml",
     "developer/src/common/web/test-helpers",
diff --git a/resources/build/version/package.json b/resources/build/version/package.json
index 57264f02e44..5d55f9798f4 100644
--- a/resources/build/version/package.json
+++ b/resources/build/version/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.9.1",
     "@actions/github": "^2.1.0",
+    "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5",
     "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
diff --git a/resources/build/version/src/reportHistory.ts b/resources/build/version/src/reportHistory.ts
index 2fae1ab628e..e3c670265f3 100644
--- a/resources/build/version/src/reportHistory.ts
+++ b/resources/build/version/src/reportHistory.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { GitHub } from '@actions/github';
 
 import { findLastHistoryPR, getAssociatedPR} from './graphql/queries.js';
 import { spawnChild } from './util/spawnAwait.js';
+import emojiRegex from 'emoji-regex';
 
 const getPullRequestInformation = async (
   octokit: GitHub, base: string
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@ export const reportHistory = async (
   } else {
     let git_tag = 'Next Version', git_tag_data = 'Next Version';
     const re = /#(\d+)/;
-    const emojiRE = /[\u{1f300}-\u{1f5ff}\u{1f900}-\u{1f9ff}\u{1f600}-\u{1f64f}\u{1f680}-\u{1f6ff}\u{2600}-\u{26ff}\u{2700}-\u{27bf}\u{1f1e6}-\u{1f1ff}\u{1f191}-\u{1f251}\u{1f004}\u{1f0cf}\u{1f170}-\u{1f171}\u{1f17e}-\u{1f17f}\u{1f18e}\u{3030}\u{2b50}\u{2b55}\u{2934}-\u{2935}\u{2b05}-\u{2b07}\u{2b1b}-\u{2b1c}\u{3297}\u{3299}\u{303d}\u{00a9}\u{00ae}\u{2122}\u{23f3}\u{24c2}\u{23e9}-\u{23ef}\u{25b6}\u{23f8}-\u{23fa}]/gu;
+    const emojiRE = emojiRegex();
     for(const commit of new_commits) {
       if(!useGitHubPRInfo) {
-        const git_pr_title = (await spawnChild('git', ['log', '--format=%b', '-n', '1', commit])).replace(emojiRE, ' ').trim();
+        const git_pr_title = (await spawnChild('git', ['log', '--format=%b', '-n', '1', commit])).replaceAll(emojiRE, ' ').trim();
         if(git_pr_title.match(/^auto\:/)) continue;
         const git_pr_data = (await spawnChild('git', ['log', '--format=%s', '-n', '1', commit])).trim();
         const this_git_tag = (await spawnChild('git', ['tag', '--points-at', commit])).trim();
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ export const reportHistory = async (
         if(pulls.find(p => p.number == pr.number) == undefined) {
           pr.tag_data = git_tag_data;
           pr.version = git_tag;
-          pr.title = pr.title.replace(emojiRE, ' ').trim();
+          pr.title = pr.title.replaceAll(emojiRE, ' ').trim();
           pulls.push(pr);
         }
       }
diff --git a/resources/tools/strip-emoji/index.js b/resources/tools/strip-emoji/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2559832085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/tools/strip-emoji/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+const emojiRegex = require('emoji-regex');
+
+process.stdin.setEncoding('utf-8');
+
+// We will concatenate all strings and assume we are not processing a huge file,
+// so we don't break in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence or split emoji sequences
+// in half.
+
+let stream = '';
+process.stdin.on('readable', () => {
+  const data = process.stdin.read();
+  if(data) {
+    stream += data;
+  } else {
+    process.stdout.write(stream.replaceAll(emojiRegex(), ''));
+  }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/tools/strip-emoji/package.json b/resources/tools/strip-emoji/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d28aebcc39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/tools/strip-emoji/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "stripemoji",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0"
+  }
+}