diff --git a/html/updates.rss.erb b/html/updates.rss.erb
index 4d6c0057..e4a4ec70 100644
--- a/html/updates.rss.erb
+++ b/html/updates.rss.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         package.info_url = "#{base_url}##{pkgname}"
     %>
       <item>
-        <title><%= package.name %> (<%= package.version %>) --- <%= package.description %></title>
+        <title><%= package.name %> (<%= package.version %>) --- <%= ERB::Util.html_escape package.description %></title>
         <description>The <%= package.name %> package in MELPA has been updated to version <%= package.version %>.</description>
         <pubDate><%= package.build_time.rfc822 %></pubDate>
         <guid isPermaLink="true"><%= package.url %></guid>