diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2ba0270..a609fd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "version=$(mvn --file pom.xml -q -Dexec.executable="echo" -Dexec.args='${project.version}' --non-recursive exec:exec)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Load abstracto version
         id: abstracto_version
-        run: echo "abstracto_version=${mvn help:evaluate --file pom.xml -Dexpression=abstracto.version -q -DforceStdout}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "abstracto_version=$(mvn help:evaluate --file pom.xml -Dexpression=abstracto.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
         run: mvn -s settings.xml --file pom.xml -B deploy -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false -DskipTests=true
         env: