diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 165e9e6..69288a1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ runs:
         echo "phplinting: ${{ inputs.phplinting }}" >> __inputs.yml
         echo "phpunit: ${{ inputs.phpunit }}" >> __inputs.yml
         echo "simple_matrix: ${{ inputs.simple_matrix }}" >> __inputs.yml
-        echo "github_repository: $GITHUB_REPOSITORY" >> __inputs.yml
-        echo "github_my_ref: $GITHUB_MY_REF" >> __inputs.yml
+        echo "github_repository: '$GITHUB_REPOSITORY'" >> __inputs.yml
+        echo "github_my_ref: '$GITHUB_MY_REF'" >> __inputs.yml
         if [[ "$EXTRA_JOBS" != "" ]]; then
           echo "extra_jobs:" >> __inputs.yml
           echo "$EXTRA_JOBS" >> __inputs.yml
diff --git a/job_creator.php b/job_creator.php
index 32d1833..53a0264 100644
--- a/job_creator.php
+++ b/job_creator.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function getInstallerVersion(string $githubRepository, string $branch): s
             return '4.x-dev';
         }
         if (in_array($repo, LOCKSTEPED_REPOS)) {
-            return '4' . $portions[1] . 'x-dev';
+            return '4.' . $portions[1] . '.x-dev';
         } else {
             // use the latest minor version of installer
             $installerVersions = array_keys(INSTALLER_TO_PHP_VERSIONS);