diff --git a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-metadata-changelog-generator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationmetadata/changelog/ChangelogWriter.java b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-metadata-changelog-generator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationmetadata/changelog/ChangelogWriter.java
index 32db7488bdb..9aa98bc1be5 100644
--- a/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-metadata-changelog-generator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationmetadata/changelog/ChangelogWriter.java
+++ b/configuration-metadata/spring-boot-configuration-metadata-changelog-generator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationmetadata/changelog/ChangelogWriter.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class ChangelogWriter implements AutoCloseable {
 	}
 
 	private String escapeForTableCell(String content) {
-		return content.replace("|", "\\|");
+		return content.replace("|", "\\|").replace("%", "%%");
 	}
 
 	private void write(String format, Object... args) {