diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 25c252efc..d5c370189 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - name: Get Version Number
         id: get-version-number
+        env:
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{github.event.head_commit.message}}
         run: |
-          version_number=$(echo "${{github.event.head_commit.message}}" | sed -n "s/.*\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/p")
+          version_number=$(echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" | sed -n "s/.*\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/p")
           echo "::set-output name=version_number::$version_number"
       - name: Get Release Description
         run: npx -y changelog-parser CHANGELOG.md | jq -r '.versions[0].body' > release_description.md