diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml
index 9e65f7be..77749e5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_release.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set current date to env variable 
         id: date
         run: | 
-          echo "date={$(date + '%Y-%m-%d')}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "date={$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Release 
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ jobs:
           files: LME-${{ inputs.version }}.zip
           draft: true
           generate_release_notes: true 
-          body: "## [${{ inputs.version }}] - Timberrrrr! - ${date}"
+          body: "## [${{ inputs.version }}] - Timberrrrr! - ${{ env.date }}"
           fail_on_unmatched_files: true