diff --git a/.github/workflows/k8s-upgrade-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/k8s-upgrade-automation.yml
index 34197bddc0..9a8c1d21fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/k8s-upgrade-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/k8s-upgrade-automation.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo latestVersion="$(cut -d "." -f 2 <<< "${{ steps.get-k8s-latest-release.outputs.release }}")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Get previous K8s minor version
         id: k8s-previous-version
-        run: echo previousVersion=$(( ${{ steps.k8s-latest-version.outputs.latestVersion }}} - 1 )) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo previousVersion=$(( ${{ steps.k8s-latest-version.outputs.latestVersion }} - 1 )) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Check to see if cdk8s-plus released latest k8s version on npm by getting HTTP status code from npm url
         id: get-npm-status-code
         run: |-
diff --git a/src/k8s-automation.ts b/src/k8s-automation.ts
index add3071e22..4bdfdc052f 100644
--- a/src/k8s-automation.ts
+++ b/src/k8s-automation.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class K8sVersionUpgradeAutomation extends Component {
         {
           id: 'k8s-previous-version',
           name: 'Get previous K8s minor version',
-          run: 'echo previousVersion=$(( ${{ steps.k8s-latest-version.outputs.latestVersion }}} - 1 )) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT',
+          run: 'echo previousVersion=$(( ${{ steps.k8s-latest-version.outputs.latestVersion }} - 1 )) >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT',
         },
         {
           id: 'get-npm-status-code',