diff --git a/.github/workflows/message.yml b/.github/workflows/message.yml
index ab54041af3..048a71e4c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/message.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/message.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Validate Tag
+        env:
+          TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
         run: |
-          TAG=$(echo ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }} | sed -ne 's/\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/p')
+          TAG=$(echo "$TITLE" | sed -ne 's/\[\(.*\)\].*/\1/p')
           if grep -q "tag: \"\[$TAG\]\"" .codegen/changelog_config.yml; then 
             echo "Valid tag found: [$TAG]"
           else