release_notes=$(echo"$release_notes"| sed 's/\* /• /'| sed 's/&/&/g'| sed 's/</\</g'| sed 's/>/\>/g')
message="<b>New beta release $version</b>"$'\n\n'
message="${message}${additional_notes}"$'\n\n'
message="${message}${release_notes}"$'\n\n'
message="${message}<b>This is a release for testing purposes only. There may be bugs included that might destroy your data. Only use this beta release if you know what you're doing. AND MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR BACKUP BEFORE USING IT!</b>"$'\n\n'
message="${message}Please report back if you used this release and encountered a bug. Also report back, if you used it and IT WORKED, please. Thank you."$'\n\n'