diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-22_combined-rc-runtime-builds-release-draft.yml b/.github/workflows/release-22_combined-rc-runtime-builds-release-draft.yml
index 8c7a1feda904a..1e683d69aba61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-22_combined-rc-runtime-builds-release-draft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-22_combined-rc-runtime-builds-release-draft.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
   validate-inputs:
     needs: [check-synchronization]
-    if: needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true'
+    if: ${{ needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       release_tag: ${{ steps.validate_inputs.outputs.release_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-70_combined-publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/release-70_combined-publish-release.yml
index 9b5036477ba41..4f8079fee0c74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-70_combined-publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-70_combined-publish-release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
   promote-rc-to-final:
     name: Promote RC to final on S3
     needs: [check-synchronization]
-    if: needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true'
+    if: ${{ needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-31_promote-rc-to-final.yml
     with:
       binary: ${{ inputs.binary }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
index 3549bfbd84593..786960f09ab06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-80_publish-crates.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
   set-image:
     needs: [ check-synchronization ]
-    if: needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true'
+    if: ${{ needs.check-synchronization.outputs.checks_passed == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-m
     outputs:
       IMAGE: ${{ steps.set_image.outputs.IMAGE }}