diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 35cfe86..2cc9b25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Fetch version from package.json
         id: current-version
-        run: jq -r '.version' package.json >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "current-version=$(jq -r .version package.json)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Get previous release version
         id: previous-version
-        run: git describe --tags --abbrev=0 >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "previous-version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Ensure version has changed
         run: ${{ steps.current-version.outputs.current-version != steps.previous-version.outputs.previous-version }}