diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index fe0d6e2b..1eefcdbe 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Listed in alphabetical order.
   Collederas               `@Collederas`_
   Cristian Vargas          `@cdvv7788`_
   Cullen Rhodes            `@c-rhodes`_
+  Dan Shultz               `@shultz`_
   Daniele Tricoli          `@eriol`_
   David Díaz               `@ddiazpinto`_                @DavidDiazPinto
   Davur Clementsen         `@dsclementsen`_              @davur
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 8a89c1d6..300da58b 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ def add_webpack():
             'project_dir': '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}',
             'static_root': '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/static/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}',
             'production_output_path': '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/static/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/dist/',
-            'author_name': '{{ cookiecutter.author_name }}',
-            'description': '{{ cookiecutter.description }}',
+            'author_name': '{{ cookiecutter.author_name | escape }}',
+            'description': '{{ cookiecutter.description | escape }}',
             'version': '{{ cookiecutter.version }}',
             'existing_project': 'y',
             'css_extension': 'sass',