diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index e5c561c..fe2b695 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Check Release Tag Format
         run: |
-          re=^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(-(beta|alpha|rc))(\.[0-9]+)?$
+          re='^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(-(beta|alpha|rc))(\.[0-9]+)?$'
           if ! [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ $re ]]; then
             echo "Tag does not match expected regex pattern for beta releases ($re)"
             echo $RELEASE_VERSION
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Check Release Tag Format
         run: |
-          re=^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$
+          re='^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$'
           if ! [[ $RELEASE_VERSION =~ $re ]]; then
             echo "Tag does not match expected regex pattern for releases ($re)"
             echo $RELEASE_VERSION