diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-prod-from-stage.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-prod-from-stage.yaml
index 999a9811..6ca85227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-prod-from-stage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-prod-from-stage.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
           FROM_BRANCH: "stage"
           TO_BRANCH: "production"
-          LABELS: ["automerge"]
+          LABELS: '["automerge"]'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-stage-from-master.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-stage-from-master.yaml
index d4505e56..3e3b71fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-stage-from-master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-stage-from-master.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
           FROM_BRANCH: "master"
           TO_BRANCH: "stage"
-          LABELS: ["automerge"]
+          LABELS: '["automerge"]'