diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
index 55a9b7f2e4..0cfb3babaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ jobs:
             // Titel moet beginnen met mijn-xxxx-chore/feature/bug! todo mijn- patroon moet weggehaald worden wanneer de workflows van mijn-7620 gemerged zijn
             const jiraPattern = /^MIJN-\d+-(CHORE|FEATURE|BUG)/i
             const dependabotPattern = /^Build\(deps(-dev)?\): bump/
+            const disallowedQuotesPattern = /"/
 
-            if (!(jiraPattern.test(prTitle) || dependabotPattern.test(prTitle))) {
+            if (disallowedQuotesPattern.test(prTitle)) {
+              console.log('The PR title contains double quotes, which are not allowed!')
+              core.setFailed('PR title not valid. Please remove double quotes from the title.')
+            } else if (!(jiraPattern.test(prTitle) || dependabotPattern.test(prTitle))) {
               console.log('The PR title does not match JIRA ticket format!')
-              // Fails the workflow
               core.setFailed('PR title not valid. Please make sure this PR uses the JIRA ticket or dependabot format.')
             } else {
               console.log('PR title format is correct.')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notification.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notification.yml
index e115633916..da7978c9bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notification.yml
@@ -59,22 +59,19 @@ jobs:
           grep -iE 'BUG:|MIJN-[0-9]+-BUG' release_notes.txt > bugs.txt || true
           grep -iE 'MIJN-[0-9]+($|[^-])' release_notes.txt > mijn.txt || true
 
-          echo "chores<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat chores.txt >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          echo "features<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat features.txt >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          echo "bugs<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat bugs.txt >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          echo "mijn<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat mijn.txt >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Output Categorized Notes
+        run: |
+          append_to_github_output() {
+            if [ -s "$1.txt" ]; then
+              echo "$1<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              cat "$1.txt" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+          }
+          append_to_github_output 'chores'
+          append_to_github_output 'features'
+          append_to_github_output 'bugs'
+          append_to_github_output 'mijn'
 
       - name: Create Customized Release Notes
         id: custom_release_notes