diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_merged.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_merged.vue
index 8c7e0664559..eb581b807a2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_merged.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/states/mr_widget_merged.vue
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
           <a
             :href="mr.mergeCommitPath"
             class="commit-sha js-mr-merged-commit-sha"
+            v-text="mr.shortMergeCommitSha"
           >
-            {{ mr.shortMergeCommitSha }}
           </a>
           <clipboard-button
             :title="__('Copy commit SHA to clipboard')"