diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
index 53b721c..bca1a23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-backend.yml
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]]; then
-            VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
           elif [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
-            VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
           else
             DATE_STAMP=$(date -u +'%Y.%m.%d')
             VERSION="dev-${DATE_STAMP}-${{ github.run_number }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push-metadata_relay.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push-metadata_relay.yml
index c351a3d..6d52999 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push-metadata_relay.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push-metadata_relay.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "release" ]]; then
-            VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
           elif [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
-            VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
+            VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
           else
             DATE_STAMP=$(date -u +'%Y.%m.%d')
             VERSION="dev-${DATE_STAMP}-${{ github.run_number }}"