diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
index 145c7cb..c6edc75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   tag:
     name: Create release tag
-    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release v')
+    if: "startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore: release v')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4