diff --git a/.github/workflows/todo-auto-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/todo-auto-issues.yml
index 8b04b18c417..71f7b825602 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/todo-auto-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/todo-auto-issues.yml
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ jobs:
             -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues \
-            -d '{"title":"$todo","body":"Auto-generated issue triggered by the merge of ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}","assignees":["${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}"],"labels":["T:auto"]}'
+            -d '{"title":"'"$todo"'","body":"Auto-generated issue triggered by the merge of ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}","assignees":["${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}"],"labels":["T:auto"]}'
         done