diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index b3c0362e..6779b21a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: commit
         run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - id: tag
-        run: echo "tag=@actions/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}@$(cat packages/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}/package.json | jq .version)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: echo "tag=@actions/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}@$(cat packages/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}/package.json | jq -r .version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: verify package exists
         run: ls packages/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag-test.yml b/.github/workflows/tag-test.yml
index 515eae99..018eda8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag-test.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: commit
         run: echo "sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - id: tag
-        run: echo "tag=@actions/http-client-$(cat packages/http-client/package.json | jq .version)-test-tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        run: echo "tag=@actions/http-client@$(cat packages/http-client/package.json | jq -r .version)-test-tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   publish:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     needs: test