diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_nexus_version.yml b/.github/workflows/check_nexus_version.yml
index d8aab2c1d..28e722e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_nexus_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_nexus_version.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=4
           git submodule foreach --recursive 'git fetch --tags'
           cd src/pynxtools/definitions
-          printf "%s" "$(git describe --dirty --tags --long --abbrev=8 --match '*[0-9]*'" > ../nexus-ref.txt
+          printf "%s" "$(git describe --dirty --tags --long --abbrev=8 --match '*[0-9]*')" > ../nexus-ref.txt
           cd ../
       - name: Diff
         run: |