diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b403ddf7..0de3601e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
             kv/slack/release-please webhook | SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL
 
       - uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
-        if: steps.status.outputs.found == true
+        if: steps.status.outputs.found == 'true'
         with:
           status: "failure"
           notification_title: "*{workflow}* has {status_message}"