diff --git a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
index e4e8d303..94dd9d91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   bump-version:
-    if: "!startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bump:')"
+    if: ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'bump:') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: "Bump version and create changelog with commitizen"
     steps: