diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index a80f7d095..a9d00ca3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
           cd artifact
           7z a "../${{ env.ASSET_NAME }}.zip" "${{ env.ASSET_NAME }}"
       - name: Upload to Release
-        if: needs.config.outputs.deploy == 'true'
+        if: fromJson(needs.config.outputs.deploy)
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           prerelease: true