diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41e353f..d938885 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "backport",
-  "version": "2.0.7",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/backport.ts b/src/backport.ts
index 8ed7156..30e7723 100644
--- a/src/backport.ts
+++ b/src/backport.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@octokit/webhooks-types";
 import ensureError from "ensure-error";
 import { compact } from "lodash-es";
+import { stripTestPlanFromPRBody } from "./utils.js";
 
 const getBaseBranchFromLabel = (
   label: string,
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ const backport = async ({
   for (const base of baseBranches) {
     const body = getBody({
       base,
-      body: originalBody ?? "",
+      body: originalBody ? stripTestPlanFromPRBody(originalBody) : "",
       mergeCommitSha,
       number,
     });
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index bc3c1db..6c27614 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const run = async () => {
     }
 
     const payload = context.payload as PullRequestEvent;
-    const runId = context.runId; 
+    const runId = context.runId;
     const serverUrl = context.serverUrl;
 
     if (payload.action !== "closed" && payload.action !== "labeled") {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const run = async () => {
         `Unsupported pull request event action: ${payload.action}.`,
       );
     }
-  
+
     const createdPullRequestBaseBranchToNumber = await backport({
       getBody,
       getHead,
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const stripTestPlanFromPRBody = (body: string): string =>
+  body.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g, "");