diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-releases-for-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-releases-for-pr.yml
index 1116b4a5c..d162ec77d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-releases-for-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-releases-for-pr.yml
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ jobs:
             */node_modules
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-dependency-caching-${{ hashFiles('package.json', '*/package.json') }}
       - run: npm install
-      - run: | 
-          npm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version -f --preid dev-$(${{ github.event.pull_request.number }})-$(date +\"%Y%m%dT%H%M%S\")
+      - env: 
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        run: | 
+          npm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version -f --preid dev-$PR_NUMBER-$(date +\"%Y%m%dT%H%M%S\")
           npm publish --tag dev --dry-run
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.plugin }}
       - name: get-npm-version