diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
index 86621b60d2..e128efa00a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-binaries.yml
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build but do not publish ${{ matrix.pkg_to_build }}
         # we want this to run always, except on "push" to "master"
-        if: !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH
+        if: ${{ !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH }}
         run: |
           sed -i 's/"target": \["deb"\]/"target": "${{ matrix.pkg_to_build }}"/g' package.json && yarn build-release
 
       - name: Upload artefacts ${{ matrix.pkg_to_build }}
         # we want this to run always, except on "push" to "master"
-        if: !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH
+        if: ${{ !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH }}
         uses: ./actions/upload_prod_artefacts
         with:
           upload_prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ matrix.pkg_to_build }}-others
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build but do not publish
         # we want this to run always, except on "push" to "master"
-        if: !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH
+        if: ${{ !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH }}
         run: yarn build-release
 
       - name: Upload artefacts
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build but do not publish
         # we want this to run always, except on "push" to "master"
-        if: !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH
+        if: ${{ !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH }}
         run: |
           source ./build/setup-mac-certificate.sh
           yarn build-release --config.mac.bundleVersion=${{ github.ref }}
 
       - name: Upload artefacts
         # we want this to run always, except on "push" to "master"
-        if: !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH
+        if: ${{ !env.SHOULD_PUBLISH }}
         uses: ./actions/upload_prod_artefacts
         with:
           upload_prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}