diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd6152b..f74562f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, 3.10, 3.11]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: sed -i "s:9999:${VERSION//*v/}:" setup.* conda/meta.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, 3.10, 3.11]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - run: sed -i "s:9999:${VERSION//*v/}:" setup.* conda/meta.yaml