diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/changelog_and_release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/changelog_and_release.yml
index 348ce87..6ddf18d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/changelog_and_release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/changelog_and_release.yml
@@ -674,14 +674,14 @@ jobs:
               grep -v "github-actions\[bot\]" | \
               grep -v "dependabot\[bot\]" | \
               grep -v "renovate\[bot\]" | \
-              grep -v "^${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}$" | \
+              grep -vxF "${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}" | \
               sort -u)
           else
             CONTRIBUTORS=$(git log $COMMIT_RANGE --pretty=format:"%an" --no-merges | \
               grep -v "github-actions\[bot\]" | \
               grep -v "dependabot\[bot\]" | \
               grep -v "renovate\[bot\]" | \
-              grep -v "^${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}$" | \
+              grep -vxF "${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}" | \
               sort -u)
           fi