diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index bdd22397b..955f97409 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "support_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github/issues",
     "release_notes_url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-github/releases/tag/v2.1.6",
     "icon_path": "assets/icon.svg",
-    "version": "2.1.6",
+    "version": "2.1.7",
     "min_server_version": "6.5.0",
     "server": {
       "executables": {
diff --git a/server/plugin/webhook.go b/server/plugin/webhook.go
index 043b9a419..d86c82534 100644
--- a/server/plugin/webhook.go
+++ b/server/plugin/webhook.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha1" //nolint:gosec // GitHub webhooks are signed using sha1 https://developer.github.com/webhooks/.
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"html"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -398,9 +399,12 @@ func (p *Plugin) postPullRequestEvent(event *github.PullRequestEvent) {
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) sanitizeDescription(description string) string {
-	var policy = bluemonday.StrictPolicy()
-	policy.SkipElementsContent("details")
-	return strings.TrimSpace(policy.Sanitize(description))
+	if strings.Contains(description, "<details>") {
+		var policy = bluemonday.StrictPolicy()
+		policy.SkipElementsContent("details")
+		description = html.UnescapeString(policy.Sanitize(description))
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(description)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) handlePRDescriptionMentionNotification(event *github.PullRequestEvent) {