diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-smoke-test-latest-versions.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-smoke-test-latest-versions.yaml
index 74d3ec83fc5..7aef8bc614a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-smoke-test-latest-versions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-smoke-test-latest-versions.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             --prerelease-pattern alpha \
             --prerelease-pattern beta \
             --prerelease-pattern rc \
-            --prerelease-pattern '-m\d' \
+            --prerelease-pattern='-m\d' \
             --min-age-hours "${MIN_DEPENDENCY_AGE_HOURS}" \
             --current-version "${{ steps.current.outputs.surefire_version }}" \
             --github-output "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"