diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9750316..1620d48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ build:
 publish: clean build
 	git add .
 	git status
-	git commit -m "Page Update `$(date +'%F %r')`"
+	export COMMIT_TITLE="Page Update $(date +%F %r)"
+	git commit -m "$COMMIT_TITLE"
 	git push
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