diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2f77c4d825..1ccb52aa4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
   release-demoshell:
     needs: [setup]
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    if:github.event.pull_request.merged == true || $GITHUB_BRANCH == 'master' || $GITHUB_BRANCH == 'master-patch-*'
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true || $GITHUB_BRANCH == 'master' || $GITHUB_BRANCH == 'master-patch-*'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository