diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 26f3bf28..2bca8429 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   semantic-release:
-    if: github.triggering_actor == github.repository_owner
+    if: ${{ github.triggering_actor == github.repository_owner }}
     name: Tag and release latest version
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
   build-docker-image:
-    if: github.triggering_actor == github.repository_owner && github.event.inputs.with-docker-images == true
+    if: ${{ github.triggering_actor == github.repository_owner && github.event.inputs.with-docker-images == 'true' }}
     name: Build and push docker images
     needs: semantic-release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ jobs:
             ghcr.io/jorenn92/maintainerr:latest
             jorenn92/maintainerr:${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}
             jorenn92/maintainerr:latest
-          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
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+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}