diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
index 08707ffd..3974fe81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "Branch name: $BRANCH_NAME"
 
           # Simplified pattern that properly handles hyphens, underscores, and dots
-          if [[ $BRANCH_NAME =~ ^(feat|feature|fix|bugfix|break|breaking|hotfix|chore)/[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$ ]]; then
+          if [[ "$BRANCH_NAME" =~ ^(feat|feature|fix|bugfix|break|breaking|hotfix|chore)/[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$ ]]; then
             echo "✅ Branch pattern accepted: $BRANCH_NAME"
-            echo "should_publish=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "should_publish=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "❌ Branch '$BRANCH_NAME' doesn't match required patterns"
-            echo "should_publish=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            exit 0
+            echo "should_publish=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
       - name: Install dependencies