diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27a299a..63f69e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -84,3 +84,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - jq: Argument list too long #3
   - Cleaned up temporary files after API call.
+
+## [1.7.1] - 2024-12-02
+
+### Fixed
+
+- prepare-commit-msg.sh: line 237: /usr/bin/curl: Argument list too long
diff --git a/prepare-commit-msg.sh b/prepare-commit-msg.sh
index 7702a0c..3a7d1e5 100755
--- a/prepare-commit-msg.sh
+++ b/prepare-commit-msg.sh
@@ -228,16 +228,22 @@ REQUEST_BODY=$(jq -n \
     }'
 )
 debug_log "Request body prepared with model: $MODEL" "$REQUEST_BODY"
+debug_log "Cleaning up temporary files"
+rm -v "$PROMPT_FILE" "$SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE"
+
+REQUEST_BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
+echo "$REQUEST_BODY" > "$REQUEST_BODY_FILE"
+debug_log "Request body saved to $REQUEST_BODY_FILE"
 
 # Make the API request
 debug_log "Making API request to OpenRouter"
 RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer ${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "$REQUEST_BODY")
+    -d @"$REQUEST_BODY_FILE")
 debug_log "API response received" "$RESPONSE"
 debug_log "Cleaning up temporary files"
-rm -v "$PROMPT_FILE" "$SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE"
+rm -v "$REQUEST_BODY_FILE"
 
 # Check for errors
 if [[ "$RESPONSE" == *'"error"'* ]]; then