1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-dch b/git-dch
index 4c1619fb..14bb495b 100755
--- a/git-dch
+++ b/git-dch
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def spawn_dch(msg='', author=None, email=None, newversion=False, version=None, r
 
     cmd = '%(env)s dch --no-auto-nmu  %(distopt)s %(versionopt)s ' % locals()
     if type(msg) == type(''):
-        cmd += '"%s"' % escape_commit(msg)
+        cmd += '-- "%s"' % escape_commit(msg)
     system(cmd)