diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d72be08..c4a4c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Verifying that $IMAGE_VERSION from action.yml is the same as $PACKAGE_VERSION from package.json"
           [[ $IMAGE_VERSION == $PACKAGE_VERSION ]]
-          echo VERSION=v$VERSION >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo VERSION="v$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
           IMAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.action_version.outputs.IMAGE_VERSION }}
           PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ steps.package_version.outputs.VERSION }}