diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index ed69395723..1d68439d69 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -481,8 +481,10 @@ const ci = {
           {
             name: "Lint PR title",
             if: "matrix.job == 'lint' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'",
-            run:
-              "deno run ./tools/verify_pr_title.js '${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}'",
+            env: {
+              PR_TITLE: "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}",
+            },
+            run: 'deno run ./tools/verify_pr_title.js "$PR_TITLE"',
           },
           {
             name: "lint.js",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 93fa95d6f2..61a2ac6b69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ jobs:
         run: deno run --unstable --allow-write --allow-read --allow-run ./tools/format.js --check
       - name: Lint PR title
         if: '!(github.event_name == ''pull_request'' && matrix.skip_pr) && (steps.exit_early.outputs.EXIT_EARLY != ''true'' && (matrix.job == ''lint'' && github.event_name == ''pull_request''))'
-        run: 'deno run ./tools/verify_pr_title.js ''${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}'''
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: '${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}'
+        run: deno run ./tools/verify_pr_title.js "$PR_TITLE"
       - name: lint.js
         if: '!(github.event_name == ''pull_request'' && matrix.skip_pr) && (steps.exit_early.outputs.EXIT_EARLY != ''true'' && (matrix.job == ''lint''))'
         run: deno run --unstable --allow-write --allow-read --allow-run ./tools/lint.js