diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 0c4aa06..e1a90fb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ jobs:
           git push origin HEAD:${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
 
       - name: Checkout target branch
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !env.SKIP_MERGE }}
+        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !(env.SKIP_MERGE == true) }}
         run: git reset --hard && git checkout ${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }} && git pull
 
       - name: Merge release
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !env.SKIP_MERGE }}
+        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !(env.SKIP_MERGE == true) }}
         run: git merge ${{ env.RELEASE_BRANCH }}
 
       - name: Push changes to target branch
-        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !env.SKIP_MERGE }}
+        if: ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.new_release_published && !(env.SKIP_MERGE == true) }}
         run: |
           git remote set-url origin git@${{ env.GITEA_DOMAIN }}:${{ github.repository }}.git
           git push origin HEAD:${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}