diff --git a/.github/workflows/cr.yml b/.github/workflows/cr.yml
index e2e7948cfc44..84c5a043367a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cr.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: !github.event.pull_request.draft && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'cr-tracked') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'spam') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'invalid')
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'cr-tracked') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'spam') && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'invalid') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: