diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 2b2d403b..b342d623 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function run() {
               structure
                 .replace(/({{message}})|({{messageHeadline}})|({{author}})|({{sha}})/g, (match, message, messageHeadline, author, sha) => {
                   if (message) return commit.commit.message
-                  if (messageHeadline) return commit.commit.messageHeadline
+                  if (messageHeadline) return commit.commit.message.split('\n')[0]
                   if (author) return !commit.hasOwnProperty('author') || !commit.author.hasOwnProperty('login') ? '' : commit.author.login
                   if (sha) return commit.sha
                 })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7a7889a..7911ead8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "autotag-action",
-  "version": "1.2.2",
+  "version": "1.2.3",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Automatically create a tag whenever the version changes in package.json",
   "main": "lib/main.js",