diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index fc55d23..08e56fb 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 ---------------------------
 - Enh #164: Convert swagger docs to OpenAPI 3.0
 - Fix #167: Various visual issues since BS5
+- Fix #172: Labels encoding (see [migration guide](https://github.com/humhub/humhub/blob/master/MIGRATE-DEV.md#version-1181))
 
 1.4.2 (November 11, 2025)
 -------------------------
diff --git a/widgets/views/_answer.php b/widgets/views/_answer.php
index 88e82ca..6566d38 100644
--- a/widgets/views/_answer.php
+++ b/widgets/views/_answer.php
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
                             'pollId' => $poll->id,
                             'answerId' => $answer->id,
                         ]))
+                        ->encodeLabel(false)
                         ->cssClass('link-accent')
                         ->options(['data-bs-target' => '#globalModal'])
                         ->tooltip($userlist)