diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
index ffbb86b..9bccf74 100755
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ require 'github_api'
 require 'json'
 require 'colorize'
 require_relative 'github_changelog_generator/parser'
+require_relative 'github_changelog_generator/generator'
 require_relative 'github_changelog_generator/version'
 
 module GitHubChangelogGenerator
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         @github = Github.new oauth_token: @github_token
       end
 
+      @generator = Generator.new(@options)
+
       @all_tags = self.get_all_tags
       @pull_requests = self.get_all_closed_pull_requests
       if @options[:issues]
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
       output_filename = "#{@options[:output]}"
       File.open(output_filename, 'w') { |file| file.write(log) }
 
-      puts "Done! Generated log placed in #{output_filename}"
+      puts "Done! Generated log placed in #{`pwd`.strip!}/#{output_filename}"
 
     end
 
@@ -264,20 +267,11 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
 
       if @options[:pulls]
         # Generate pull requests:
-        if pull_requests
-          if @options[:author]
-            pull_requests.each { |dict|
-              merge = "#{@options[:merge_prefix]}#{dict[:title]} [\\##{dict[:number]}](#{dict.html_url}) ([#{dict.user.login}](#{dict.user.html_url}))\n\n"
-              log += "- #{merge}"
-            }
-          else
-            pull_requests.each { |dict|
-              merge = "#{@options[:merge_prefix]}#{dict[:title]} [\\##{dict[:number]}](#{dict.html_url})\n\n"
-              log += "- #{merge}"
-            }
-          end
+        pull_requests.each { |pull_request|
+          merge = @generator.get_string_for_pull_request(pull_request)
+          log += "- #{merge}"
 
-        end
+        } if pull_requests
       end
 
       if @options[:issues]
@@ -320,7 +314,9 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
             intro = 'Implemented enhancement'
           end
 
-          merge = "*#{intro}:* #{dict[:title]} [\\##{dict[:number]}](#{dict.html_url})\n\n"
+          enc_string = @generator.encapsulate_string dict[:title]
+
+          merge = "*#{intro}:* #{enc_string} [\\##{dict[:number]}](#{dict.html_url})\n\n"
           log += "- #{merge}"
         }
       end
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6918db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+module GitHubChangelogGenerator
+  class Generator
+
+    def initialize(options = nil)
+      @options = options
+    end
+
+    def get_string_for_pull_request(pull_request)
+      encapsulated_title = self.encapsulate_string pull_request[:title]
+
+      merge = "#{@options[:merge_prefix]}#{encapsulated_title} [\\##{pull_request[:number]}](#{pull_request.html_url})"
+      if @options[:author]
+        merge += " ([#{pull_request.user.login}](#{pull_request.user.html_url}))\n\n"
+      else
+        merge += "\n\n"
+      end
+      merge
+    end
+
+    def encapsulate_string(string)
+
+      string.gsub! '\\', '\\\\'
+
+      encpas_chars = %w(> * _ \( \) [ ])
+      encpas_chars.each{ |char|
+        string.gsub! char, "\\#{char}"
+      }
+
+      string
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/version.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/version.rb
index 6bf3090..93de805 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/version.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module GitHubChangelogGenerator
-  VERSION = '1.2.1'
+  VERSION = '1.2.2'
 end