diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 73fd148..0ecc0ff 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 3.1.0
+- Add new feature to ``jira.get_issue`` to allow for stripping of Jinja templating artifacts from resulting output. (Removes instances of {{ }} from results.)
+
+  Example: You pull a jira with ``code`` block in a comment or the description. To the API that shows up as {{ code }} which is jinja Templating and will cause 
+  issues when trying to use that output anywhere else in a workflow as it cannot find the `code` variable in the context.
+  
+
 ## 3.0.1
 
 - Fixed bug with `update_dashboard` action sending the wrong payload.
diff --git a/actions/get_issue.py b/actions/get_issue.py
index 92b61d6..6dcbedb 100644
--- a/actions/get_issue.py
+++ b/actions/get_issue.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class GetJiraIssueAction(BaseJiraAction):
     def run(self, issue_key, include_comments=False, include_attachments=False,
             include_customfields=False, include_components=False, include_subtasks=False,
-            include_links=False):
+            include_links=False, sanitize_formatting=False):
         issue = self._client.issue(issue_key)
         result = to_issue_dict(issue=issue, include_comments=include_comments,
                                include_attachments=include_attachments,
@@ -17,4 +17,15 @@ def run(self, issue_key, include_comments=False, include_attachments=False,
                                include_components=include_components,
                                include_subtasks=include_subtasks,
                                include_links=include_links)
-        return result
+
+        def strip_braces(data):
+            if isinstance(data, dict):
+                return {k: strip_braces(v) for k, v in data.items()}
+            elif isinstance(data, list):
+                return [strip_braces(element) for element in data]
+            elif isinstance(data, str):
+                return data.replace("{{", "").replace("}}", "")
+            else:
+                return data
+
+        return strip_braces(result) if sanitize_formatting else result
diff --git a/actions/get_issue.yaml b/actions/get_issue.yaml
index e83d1ce..71be829 100644
--- a/actions/get_issue.yaml
+++ b/actions/get_issue.yaml
@@ -39,3 +39,8 @@ parameters:
     description: True to include linked issues.
     required: true
     default: false
+  sanitize_formatting:
+    type: boolean
+    description: When set to true removes jinja template artifacts.
+    required: true
+    default: false
diff --git a/pack.yaml b/pack.yaml
index 5801e07..e7a516c 100644
--- a/pack.yaml
+++ b/pack.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ keywords:
   - issues
   - ticket management
   - project management
-version: 3.0.1
+version: 3.1.0
 python_versions:
   - "3"
 author: StackStorm, Inc.