diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
index 882e6c70..c79e4761 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           nix build .#zellij-msrv || nix build .#zellij-msrv --substituters 'https://cache.nixos.org' --extra-substituters ''
       - if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: |
-          echo "::error :: If this is the only ci step failing, it is likely that the MSRV needs to be bumped.
+          echo "::error :: If this is the only ci step failing, it is likely that the MSRV needs to be bumped."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5f988198..4c31f32b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set release tag
         run: |
           if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == 'workflow_dispatch' ]; then
-            echo "RELEASE_TAG=main" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "RELEASE_TAG=main" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           else
-            echo "RELEASE_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "RELEASE_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"  >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           fi
 
       - name: Checkout repository