diff --git a/.github/workflows/monthly_release.yml b/.github/workflows/monthly_release.yml
index d1c7ff89..364cb88b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monthly_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monthly_release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
           semantic-release version
-          echo "version=$(semantic-release print-version --current)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=$(semantic-release print-version --current)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           semantic-release changelog > './CHANGELOG.md'
       - name: Create release pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
index 08e213db..6cbaa39f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         id: vers
         run: |
           pip install python-semantic-release
-          echo "version=$(semantic-release print-version --current)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=$(semantic-release print-version --current)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Create release
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1