diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a9dcb020..1e8386e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           version=$(echo ${{ github.ref_name }} | sed 's/^v//')
           releaseRegex="^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$"
           releaseCandidateRegex="^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+rc[0-9]+$"
-          notes="$(./scripts/extract_changelog.sh $version)"
+          notes=$(./scripts/extract_changelog.sh $version)
           if [ -z $notes ]; then
             if [[ ${{ github.ref_name }} =~ $releaseRegex ]]; then
               gh release create ${{ github.ref_name }} --notes $notes -t ${{ github.ref_name }} --verify-tag