diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 89dec2c..87949c9 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <language>{{ site.Language.LanguageCode }}</language>{{ with $authorEmail }}
     <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</managingEditor>{{ end }}{{ with $authorEmail }}
     <webMaster>{{ . }}{{ with $authorName }} ({{ . }}){{ end }}</webMaster>{{ end }}{{ with site.Copyright }}
-    <copyright>{{ . }}</copyright>{{ end }}{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
+    <copyright>{{ . | markdownify | plainify | strings.TrimPrefix "© " }}</copyright>{{ end }}{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
     <lastBuildDate>{{ (index $pages.ByLastmod.Reverse 0).Lastmod.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
     {{- with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" }}
     {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}