diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index f8f34a7..62b3a90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         BRANCH: gh-pages
         FOLDER: crates/conduit-wasm/dist
         CLEAN: true
-        CLEAN_EXCLUDE: [".gitignore", "README.md"]
+        CLEAN_EXCLUDE: '[".gitignore", "README.md"]'
     - name: Package
       shell: bash
       run: |