use parens?

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # If this is a pull request, and the release does not yet exist, the PR title must be "release: <tag>"
       - name: 'Pull Request title must be "release: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"'
-        if: "github.event_name == 'pull_request' && steps.version.outputs.exists == 'false' && github.event.pull_request.title != 'release: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}'"
+        if: "(github.event_name == 'pull_request') && !fromJSON(steps.version.outputs.exists) && (github.event.pull_request.title != 'release: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}')"
         run: |-
           echo 'Please update the PR title to "release: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" (instead of "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}")'
           exit 1