diff --git a/dist/sitemap.xml b/dist/sitemap.xml
index ee67b5d5..469905c7 100644
--- a/dist/sitemap.xml
+++ b/dist/sitemap.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {%- for page in pages -%}
     {%- if page.canonical_url %}
       <url>
-        <loc>{{ page.canonical_url }}</loc>
+        <loc>{{ page.canonical_url | escape }}</loc>
       </url>
     {%- endif -%}
   {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/src/sitemap.xml b/src/sitemap.xml
index c1af0e48..d6518a01 100644
--- a/src/sitemap.xml
+++ b/src/sitemap.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   {%- for page in pages -%}
     {%- if page.canonical_url %}
       <url>
-        <loc>{{ page.canonical_url }}</loc>
+        <loc>{{ page.canonical_url | escape }}</loc>
       </url>
     {%- endif -%}
   {%- endfor %}