diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ec7a1d2..7ed1435 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: pgxn/pgxn-tools
-      options: -e AS_USER=pgtest
+      options: "-e AS_USER=pgtest"
     steps:
       - run: pg-start ${{ matrix.pg }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7647f9c..3b30e2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release on PGXN
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: pgxn/pgxn-tools
+    container:
+      image: pgxn/pgxn-tools
+      options: "-e AS_USER=pgtest"
     steps:
     - name: Check out the repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4