diff --git a/tools/actions/create-release.sh b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
index 64720b0a173f65..b149d32de419cb 100755
--- a/tools/actions/create-release.sh
+++ b/tools/actions/create-release.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -xe
 
 RELEASE_DATE=$1
 RELEASE_LINE=$2
 
+if [ -z "$RELEASE_DATE" ] || [ -z "$RELEASE_LINE" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <RELEASE_DATE> <RELEASE_LINE>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 git config --local user.email "github-bot@iojs.org"
 git config --local user.name "Node.js GitHub Bot"
 
-git node release --prepare --skipBranchDiff --yes
+git node release --prepare --skipBranchDiff --yes --releaseDate "$RELEASE_DATE"
 # We use it to not specify the branch name as it changes based on
 # the commit list (semver-minor/semver-patch)
 git config push.default current
-awk "/## ${RELEASE_DATE}/,/^<a id=/{ if (!/^<a id=/) print }" \
-  "doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V${RELEASE_LINE}.md" |\
-  gh pr create --body-file -
-# TODO: ammend with proposal PR
+
+# Use a temporary file for the PR body
+TEMP_BODY=$(mktemp)
+awk "/## ${RELEASE_DATE}/,/^<a id=/{ if (!/^<a id=/) print }" "doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V${RELEASE_LINE}.md" > "$TEMP_BODY"
+
+gh pr create --body-file "$TEMP_BODY"
+
+# Clean up the temporary file
+rm "$TEMP_BODY"
+
+# TODO: amend with proposal PR