diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 43065b313..ffaf1bb3a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -150,6 +150,6 @@ jobs:
--base=develop \
--message="Backport release of v$version to develop" \
--labels=backport \
- --assign $assignees \
- --milestone $milestone \
- --reviewer $reviewers
+ --assign="$assignees" \
+ --milestone="$milestone" \
+ --reviewer="$reviewers"
diff --git a/CHANGE-NOTES.html b/CHANGE-NOTES.html
index 2c087a3a8..45487bb4d 100644
--- a/CHANGE-NOTES.html
+++ b/CHANGE-NOTES.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
Bug fixes/improvements: