diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ab98ca4..0181da6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,18 +44,17 @@ jobs:
               shell: pwsh
               run: |
                   npm config set provenance true
-                  $commit = git log -1 --pretty=%B
+                  $commit = "$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)"
                   if (!($commit -match "^((core|ws)@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\+?)+$")) {
                     Write-Host "Not a release, skipping publish"
                     exit 0
                   }
+                  echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
 
                   if ($commit -match "core@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+") {
-                    echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
                     pnpm nx run core:publish --ver $($Matches[0])
                   }
                   if ($commit -match "ws@[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+") {
-                    echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
                     pnpm nx run ws:publish --ver $($Matches[0])
                   }
               env: