diff --git a/.github/workflows/dunamai.yml b/.github/workflows/dunamai.yml
index a7e6230b6..654b9a857 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dunamai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dunamai.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           env-var: MY_VERSION
       - run: echo $MY_VERSION
       - uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
-      - run: poetry version \"v$MY_VERSION \"
+      - run: poetry version "v$MY_VERSION "
       - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v8
         with:
           add: 'rlberry/pyproject.toml'