diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index 4ea9aa62e..530d6019f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
         id: metadata
         uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
         with:
-          github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge '$PR_URL'
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge $PR_URL
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}