diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 93d46ed1d..89c2093e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Creating .npmrc
         run: |
           cat << EOF > "$HOME/.npmrc"
-            //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
+            //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
           EOF
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}