diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94d9821e3..fa3817eaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         run: |
           echo "---"
-          echo $(echo "steps.operator_meta.outputs.tags" | head -n 1)
+          echo $(echo steps.operator_meta.outputs.tags | head -n 1)
           echo "---"
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner