diff --git a/blog/blogpost1.md4tj b/blog/blogpost1.md4tj
index 09677f2..18c75e9 100644
--- a/blog/blogpost1.md4tj
+++ b/blog/blogpost1.md4tj
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 @@BLOGPOSTDATE 1677804254
 # Blog post 1
 blog text 1!
-[Link to example.com!](https://www.example.com ())
\ No newline at end of file
+[Link to example.com!](https://www.example.com)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blog/feed.xml b/blog/feed.xml
index fe58749..0c38959 100644
--- a/blog/feed.xml
+++ b/blog/feed.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RSS Test</title><link>http://example.com</link><description>An example blog for testing RSS capability of md4tj.</description><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><managingEditor>editor@example.com</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@example.com</webMaster><docs>https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs><generator>md4tj-rss.el</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:19:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Blog Post 2</title><link>https://example.com/blog/blogpost2.html</link><guid>https://example.com/blog/blogpost2.html</guid><description>
+<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RSS Test</title><link>http://example.com</link><description>An example blog for testing RSS capability of md4tj.</description><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><managingEditor>editor@example.com</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@example.com</webMaster><docs>https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs><generator>md4tj-rss.el</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:45:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Blog Post 2</title><link>https://example.com/blog/blogpost2.html</link><guid>https://example.com/blog/blogpost2.html</guid><description>
 
-<br>
+&lt;br&gt;
 
 
 
-<h1>Blog post 2</h1>
+&lt;h1&gt;Blog post 2&lt;/h1&gt;
 
-<p>blog text 2 text!</p>
+&lt;p&gt;blog text 2 text!&lt;/p&gt;
 </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:44:50 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Blog Post 1</title><link>https://example.com/blog/blogpost1.html</link><guid>https://example.com/blog/blogpost1.html</guid><description>
 
-<br>
+&lt;br&gt;
 
 
 
-<h1>Blog post 1</h1>
+&lt;h1&gt;Blog post 1&lt;/h1&gt;
 
-<p>blog text 1!</p>
+&lt;p&gt;blog text 1!&lt;/p&gt;
 
-<p>[Link to example.com!](https://www.example.com ())</p>
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.example.com&quot;&gt;Link to example.com!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:44:14 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blogpost1.html b/blogpost1.html
index c6ed741..64a97b6 100644
--- a/blogpost1.html
+++ b/blogpost1.html
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 
 <p>blog text 1!</p>
 
-<p>[Link to example.com!](https://www.example.com ())</p>
+<p><a href="https://www.example.com">Link to example.com!</a></p>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/md4tj.el b/md4tj.el
index 121c72a..573ae85 100644
--- a/md4tj.el
+++ b/md4tj.el
@@ -366,6 +366,16 @@
 ;; End md4tj blog stuff
 
 ;; md4tj rss stuff
+
+(defun md4tj-rss-escape-string-for-rss (str)
+  "Escape STR for RSS."
+  (replace-regexp-in-string "'" "&apos;"
+							(replace-regexp-in-string "\"" "&quot;"
+													  (replace-regexp-in-string ">" "&gt;"
+																				(replace-regexp-in-string "<" "&lt;"
+																										  (replace-regexp-in-string "&" "&amp;"
+																																	(replace-regexp-in-string "'" "&apos;" str)))))))
+  
 (defun md4tj-rss-needs-rss ()
   "Scans current buffer, returning t if needing rss."
   (save-excursion
@@ -422,7 +432,7 @@
 		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "title") (nth 0 (nth 1 eltfilelist)) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "title")
 		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "link") (nth 2 (nth 1 eltfilelist)) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "link")
 		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "guid") (nth 2 (nth 1 eltfilelist)) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "guid")
-		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "description") (md4tj-parse-to-string (nth 0 eltfilelist)) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "description")
+		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "description") (md4tj-rss-escape-string-for-rss (md4tj-parse-to-string (nth 0 eltfilelist))) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "description")
 		  (md4tj-rss-begin-tag "pubDate") (format-time-string "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z" (string-to-number (nth 1 (nth 1 eltfilelist)))) (md4tj-rss-end-tag "pubDate")
 		  (md4tj-rss-end-tag "item")))
 
diff --git a/test_file.html b/test_file.html
index 863fdf3..c4f7d2b 100644
--- a/test_file.html
+++ b/test_file.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main() {
 
 <p>This is a div that has monospace text.</p>
 </div>
-<p id="lastupdated">Last updated: Tue Jul 11 09:19:23 2023</p>
+<p id="lastupdated">Last updated: Tue Jul 11 09:45:26 2023</p>
 
 <br>