Issue Summary

Version names containing & are displayed as & in Affects Version/s and Fix Version/s dropdowns in the Create/Edit Issue dialog in Jira Data Center 11.3.3.

Steps to Reproduce

1. In a Jira project, create or rename a version to include an ampersand, for example:
   SW & HW 2.0
2. Go to that project and click Create to open the Create Issue dialog.
   (Alternatively, open an existing issue and click Edit.)
3. Open the Affects Version/s dropdown.
4. Open the Fix Version/s dropdown.

Expected Results

• The version option is rendered as:
  SW & HW 2.0
• The ampersand is displayed as a normal & character.

Actual Results

• In the Create Issue and Edit Issue dialogs, in both Affects Version/s and Fix Version/s dropdowns, the version option is rendered as:

  SW & HW 2.0

• After selecting the version and saving:
  • The View Issue screen displays the version correctly as SW & HW 2.0.
  • The REST API returns the correct name, for example via:
    GET /rest/api/2/project/{projectKey}/versions
    → "name": "SW & HW 2.0"

This indicates the underlying stored value is correct; the incorrect display is limited to the version pickers in the Create/Edit Issue UI.

Workaround

Currently there is no known workaround for this behavior. A workaround will be added here when available