diff --git a/src/atom.zig b/src/atom.zig
index e44d552..cfa6085 100644
--- a/src/atom.zig
+++ b/src/atom.zig
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ const zeit = @import("zeit");
 
 const Release = @import("main.zig").Release;
 
+fn escapeXml(writer: anytype, input: []const u8) !void {
+    for (input) |char| {
+        switch (char) {
+            '<' => try writer.writeAll("&lt;"),
+            '>' => try writer.writeAll("&gt;"),
+            '&' => try writer.writeAll("&amp;"),
+            '"' => try writer.writeAll("&quot;"),
+            '\'' => try writer.writeAll("&apos;"),
+            else => try writer.writeByte(char),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn generateFeed(allocator: Allocator, releases: []const Release) ![]u8 {
     var buffer = ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
     defer buffer.deinit();
@@ -32,13 +45,37 @@ pub fn generateFeed(allocator: Allocator, releases: []const Release) ![]u8 {
     // Add entries
     for (releases) |release| {
         try writer.writeAll("<entry>\n");
-        try writer.print("  <title>{s} - {s}</title>\n", .{ release.repo_name, release.tag_name });
-        try writer.print("  <link href=\"{s}\"/>\n", .{release.html_url});
-        try writer.print("  <id>{s}</id>\n", .{release.html_url});
-        try writer.print("  <updated>{s}</updated>\n", .{release.published_at});
-        try writer.print("  <author><name>{s}</name></author>\n", .{release.provider});
-        try writer.print("  <summary>{s}</summary>\n", .{release.description});
-        try writer.print("  <category term=\"{s}\"/>\n", .{release.provider});
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <title>");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.repo_name);
+        try writer.writeAll(" - ");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.tag_name);
+        try writer.writeAll("</title>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <link href=\"");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.html_url);
+        try writer.writeAll("\"/>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <id>");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.html_url);
+        try writer.writeAll("</id>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <updated>");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.published_at);
+        try writer.writeAll("</updated>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <author><name>");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.provider);
+        try writer.writeAll("</name></author>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <summary>");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.description);
+        try writer.writeAll("</summary>\n");
+
+        try writer.writeAll("  <category term=\"");
+        try escapeXml(writer, release.provider);
+        try writer.writeAll("\"/>\n");
+
         try writer.writeAll("</entry>\n");
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +84,22 @@ pub fn generateFeed(allocator: Allocator, releases: []const Release) ![]u8 {
     return buffer.toOwnedSlice();
 }
 
+test "XML escaping" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var buffer = ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
+    defer buffer.deinit();
+
+    const input = "Test <tag> & \"quotes\" & 'apostrophes'";
+    try escapeXml(buffer.writer(), input);
+
+    const result = try buffer.toOwnedSlice();
+    defer allocator.free(result);
+
+    const expected = "Test &lt;tag&gt; &amp; &quot;quotes&quot; &amp; &apos;apostrophes&apos;";
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(expected, result);
+}
+
 test "Atom feed generation" {
     const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
 
@@ -68,3 +121,31 @@ test "Atom feed generation" {
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "v1.0.0") != null);
     try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "<feed xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom\">") != null);
 }
+
+test "Atom feed with special characters" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const releases = [_]Release{
+        Release{
+            .repo_name = "test/repo<script>",
+            .tag_name = "v1.0.0 & more",
+            .published_at = "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+            .html_url = "https://github.com/test/repo/releases/tag/v1.0.0",
+            .description = "Test \"release\" with <special> chars & symbols",
+            .provider = "github",
+        },
+    };
+
+    const atom_content = try generateFeed(allocator, &releases);
+    defer allocator.free(atom_content);
+
+    // Verify special characters are properly escaped
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "&lt;script&gt;") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "&amp; more") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "&quot;release&quot;") != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "&lt;special&gt;") != null);
+
+    // Verify raw special characters are not present
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "<script>") == null);
+    try std.testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, atom_content, "\"release\"") == null);
+}