diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
index 8ef6a49d73..d2e01da823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-plz.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   release-plz-release:
     name: Release-plz release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, "chore: release")
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release')"
     outputs:
       releases_created: ${{ steps.run-release-plz.outputs.releases_created }}  # Expose this step output as a job output
     steps: