diff --git a/.github/actions/should_release/action.yml b/.github/actions/should_release/action.yml
index 5bc852997f..18f6698d1b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/should_release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/should_release/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ runs:
               BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.head_ref }}"
               RELEASE_VERSION="${BRANCH_NAME:9}"
               COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%s")
-              IS_RELEASE = "${{ contains(github.head_ref, 'release--') }}"
+              IS_RELEASE="${{ contains(github.head_ref, 'release--') }}"
 
               SHOULD_RELEASE="false"
               if [[ $IS_RELEASE== "true" && "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" == "azle-bot automated release $RELEASE_VERSION" ]]; then