diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
index 014f6ff..48eb864 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           version=$(cat VERSION)
           date=$(cat DATE)
-          sed -i 's/## Current Version:.*/## Current Version: '"$version"'/g' .github/README.md
-          sed -i 's/**Release Date:**.*/**Release Date:** '"$date"'/g' .github/README.md
+          sed -i 's/## Current Version:.*/## Current Version: '"${version}"'/' .github/README.md
+          sed -i 's/**Release Date:**.*/**Release Date:** '"${date}"'/' .github/README.md
 
       - name: Commit changes
         run: |