diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-poetry-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/python-poetry-release.yaml
index 08934cbc5..9c7bf2313 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-poetry-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-poetry-release.yaml
@@ -7,30 +7,30 @@ on:
         description: "Scope of the release; See: https://python-poetry.org/docs/cli/#version"
         required: true
         type: string
-      ref:
-        description: "The ref name to checkout the repository."
+      changelog:
+        description: "Create changelog for release."
         required: false
-        default: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-        type: string
-      python-version:
-        description: "The Python version for setting up Poetry. (Default is 3.10)"
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
+      changelog-config:
+        description: "Changelog config path."
         required: false
-        default: "3.10"
+        default: ""
         type: string
       poetry-version:
         description: "The Poetry version to be installed. (Default is 1.5.1)"
         required: false
         default: "1.5.1"
         type: string
-      changelog:
-        description: "Create changelog for release."
+      python-version:
+        description: "The Python version for setting up Poetry. (Default is 3.10)"
         required: false
-        default: true
-        type: boolean
-      changelog-config:
-        description: "Changelog config path."
+        default: "3.10"
+        type: string
+      ref:
+        description: "The ref name to checkout the repository."
         required: false
-        default: ""
+        default: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
         type: string
       working-directory:
         description: "The working directory of your Python package. (Default is root directory)"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create changelog
         id: build-changelog
-        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/changelog-generate@1.35.0
+        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/changelog-generate@1.37.0
         if: ${{ inputs.changelog == true}}
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.github-token }}
diff --git a/actions/changelog-generate/action.yaml b/actions/changelog-generate/action.yaml
index c614f6eaf..9074bf48f 100644
--- a/actions/changelog-generate/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/changelog-generate/action.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ inputs:
   new-tag:
     description: Version after bump
     required: true
-
   # optional inputs
   changelog-file:
     description: Path to the changelog file in the GitHub repository
@@ -73,12 +72,14 @@ runs:
             setfrom=$(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD)
           fi
         fi
+
         echo "fromtag=$setfrom">> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        if [ -n "${{ inputs.config }}" ]; then
-          path="$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/changelog-config.json)"
+        if [[ -z "${{ inputs.config }}" ]]; then
+          path="$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/changelog-config.json"
         else
           path=${{ inputs.config }}
         fi
+
         if [ ! -f "$path" ]; then
           echo "changelog config file $path doesn't exist"
           exit 1
@@ -115,9 +116,11 @@ runs:
       id: output-generator
       run: |
         # Reformat ${{ runner.temp }}/changes.md and add it to the existing changelog
-        echo 'single-changelog<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        cat ${{ runner.temp }}/changes.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        {
+          echo 'single-changelog<<EOF'
+          cat ${{ runner.temp }}/changes.md
+          echo EOF
+        } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
         # Create changelog.md in case of a first Release
         if [ -n "${{ inputs.changelog-file }}" ]; then
@@ -130,8 +133,10 @@ runs:
           # Update global changelog and pass it to the ouput
           sed -i "2i $(sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g' ${{ runner.temp }}/changes.md)" ${{ inputs.changelog-file }}
 
-          echo 'merged-changelog<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat ${{ inputs.changelog-file }} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          {
+            echo 'merged-changelog<<EOF'
+            cat ${{ inputs.changelog-file }}
+            echo EOF
+          } >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
       shell: bash