diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c428fd8..38c9db9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ jobs:
     uses: Expensify/GitHub-Actions/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml@main
     with:
       repository: ${{ github.action_repository }}
-      pull_request_number: ${{ needs.get_pull_request.outputs.pull_request_number }}
+      # 'outputs' provides a string and we need a number, so we use fromJSON to convert it
+      pull_request_number: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get_pull_request.outputs.pull_request_number) }}
     secrets:
       NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OS_BOTIFY_COMMIT_TOKEN }}