diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
index 9e879062..f1472e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ jobs:
         git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
         git tag v${{ needs.check_version.outputs.version }}
         git push origin v${{ needs.check_version.outputs.version }}
-        NOTES="${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}"
         TAG="v${{ needs.check_version.outputs.version }}"
         if [ -n "$(echo "$NOTES" | tr -d '[:space:]')" ]; then
           gh release create "$TAG" --title "$TAG" --notes "$NOTES"
@@ -134,3 +133,4 @@ jobs:
         fi
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        NOTES: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}