diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_mac.yml b/.github/workflows/release_mac.yml
index d25565461c3..ab76be370d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_mac.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
         head -n 10 pyproject.toml
         todays_date=.dev'${{ inputs.currdate }}'
         cat VERSION_NUMBER
-        echo $(todays_date)
+        echo $todays_date
         ls -lauh
         sed -i " 1 s/$/$todays_date/" VERSION_NUMBER
         cat VERSION_NUMBER